TOKYO(Reuters) :Japan launched a rocket carrying a satellite with a local version of the US global positioning system (GPS) today, which is expected to increase the precision of location information used in smartphones and car navigation system.
Japan launched an H-2A rocket which carries the satellite called “Michibiki No.
2” from a space centre in Tanegashima, southern Japan.
The nation launched the first Michibiki satellite into space in 2010 on a trial basis and it plans to send two more satellites later this year, according to the Cabinet Office.
Once the four satellites are in orbit, at least one satellite will be flying over Japan for eight hours per day.
2” from a space centre in Tanegashima, southern Japan.
The nation launched the first Michibiki satellite into space in 2010 on a trial basis and it plans to send two more satellites later this year, according to the Cabinet Office.
Once the four satellites are in orbit, at least one satellite will be flying over Japan for eight hours per day.
