Japan launches 5th spy satellite

"Japan launched its fifth spy satellite into orbit
Saturday in a bid to boost its ability to
independently gather intelligence, the government
said.

The domestically developed H-2A rocket carrying
the $565 million satellite lifted off from a space
center on the southern island of Tanegashima,
said Hisashi Michigami, an official at the Cabinet
Office."

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