Oct 30 (financialpost.com) - A Japanese rocket on Monday lifted the United Arab Emirates’ first locally made satellite into orbit successfully from a space centre in southern Japan.
The KhalifaSat Earth observation satellite was launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries from the Tanegashima Space Center.
The H-2A rocket also is carrying an Ibuki-2 greenhouse gas observation satellite for Japan.
Both the KhalifaSat and Ibuki-2 have since been released separately into targeted orbit, said MHI Launch Services.
The launch marks progress in the Gulf nation’s fledging space program.
Source: ANNnewsCH