Japan launches observation satellite on a new flagship H3 rocket

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Japan deployed an upgraded Earth observation satellite for disaster response and security, launching it on a new flagship H3 rocket from a southwestern Japanese island

The Advanced Land Observation Satellite, or ALOS-4, is capable of monitoring military activity, but is tasked primarily with Earth observation and data collection for disaster response and mapmaking.

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