08 February 2016
Japan’s Astro-H mission due to launch on February 12, 2016
... of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and is due to be launched from the Tanegashima Space Center, aboard an H-IIA rocket into low Earth orbit in a few days time. The purpose of ASTRO...
09 February 2021
UAE Hope probe successfully enters Mars' orbit
... reached Mars after a seven-month, over 493.5 million-kilometre journey following its launch from the Tanegashima, Japan, on 19 July 2020. The probe fired its six Delta-V thrusters for 27 minutes to slow the spacecraft...
