Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, January 26 (Reporter Qian Zheng) A Japanese radar satellite "Radar 7" was launched on the 26th from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture in the south of the country on the 26th carrying an H2A rocket.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which is in charge of the launch mission, said the satellite has entered its intended orbit.
The H2A rocket No. 46 equipped with "Radar 7" lifted off from the large rocket launch site of the Tanegashima Space Center at 10:50 local time on the 26th (9:50 Beijing time).
About 20 minutes later, the rocket sent the satellite into the predetermined orbit.
"Radar 7" will replace "Radar 5".
According to data from the Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center of Japan, "Radar 7" can use electromagnetic waves to detect targets without relying on sunlight, and can also shoot ground targets at night or when the weather is bad.
According to Kyodo News Agency and other Japanese media reports, "Radar 7" will be used for intelligence collection in the field of security and to help relevant agencies grasp the disaster situation when large-scale disasters occur.
The launch was originally scheduled to take place on the 25th, but due to bad weather caused by the cold wave, the launch was postponed by one day.
The H2A rocket that transports satellites into space is Japan's main large-scale launch vehicle.
This is the 46th launch of this series of rockets.
The H3A rocket, a new workhorse launch vehicle jointly developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, is scheduled to perform its first mission on February 12.