Defective H-II Booster Ends Japan Recon Mission
Credit: KYODO NEWS
The loss of the second set of satellites for its first reconnaissance system will delay full development of Japan's plans for monitoring North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear development programs. The spacecraft, Radar-2 and Optical-2, were lost Nov. 29 when ground controllers at Tanegashima...
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