Japan Launches Greenhouse Gas Observation Satellite
Fri, Jan 23rd, 2009 |
Japan successfully launched on Friday a satellite that promises to provide greater insight into climate changes caused by greenhouse gases.
The Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT) was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in western Japan at 12:54 p.m. on Friday, local time, into an overcast sky. The launch of the H-IIA rocket carrying the satellite had been delayed several days because of bad weather but in the end went off without delay. Minutes later, live video from the rocket showed the satellite separating from the craft.
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