Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Japan sends world's smallest rocket into orbit


(MENAFN) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully launched the smallest carrier rocket SS-520-5 globally.

The carrier rocket was launched from the Uchinoura Space Center at 05:03 GMT.

It is to be situated into orbit a TRICOM-1R satellite for the purpose of geological surveillance along with communications with a mass of three kilograms which the University of Tokyo was in charge of developing.

The world's smallest carrier is more than 29.5 feet long and a 1.71 feet diameter with around 2.6 tonnes total mass.

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