Japan has launched the Himawari 9 weather satellite on Wednesday afternoon local time, with the aid of its H-IIA rocket. Liftoff from the Tanegashima Space Centre, in Japan’s Osumi Islands, was on ...
Using the power of Japan's K computer, scientists have shown that incorporating satellite data at frequent intervals -- 10 minutes in the case of this study -- into weather prediction models can ...
WASHINGTON — A Japanese H-2A rocket launched the Himawari-9 geostationary weather satellite Wednesday (Nov. 2), marking the workhorse rocket's second and final launch of 2016. Mitsubishi Heavy ...
A Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-2A rocket with the Himawari-9 weather satellite on board lifts off from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center at 3:20 p.m. local time Nov. 2. Credit: MHI video WASHINGTON — ...
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it won the contract from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to build the nation’s newest geostationary meteorological satellite, ...