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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Japan has launched which communication satellite from Tanegashima Space Center via Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA 204 rocket?
A
Inmarsat-6 F1
B
Inmarsat-6 F2
C
Inmarsat-6 F3
D
Inmarsat-6 F4
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Japan has launched Inmarsat -6 F1, a communication satellite, through a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA204 rocket from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center that will enter geostationary orbit, about 22,240 miles (35,790 kilometres) above the earth.

Detailed explanation-2: -On 22 December 2021, I-6 F1, the first of our two I-6 satellites, launched from the JAXA Tanegashima Space Centre in Japan with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries onboard its H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 45 (HIIA F45).

Detailed explanation-3: -“OHSUMI” is Japan’s first satellite.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most recent one, which launched in November 2021, carried the RAISE 2 satellite and eight small rideshare spacecraft to orbit for JAXA’s Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program.

Detailed explanation-5: -Japan Launched Satellite With NASA’s Artemis.

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