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Japan plans to launch new carrier rocket

Tōkyō : Japan | Oct 30, 2012 at 5:20 AM PDT
Source: Daily News & Analysis
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It will replace the M-5 rocket, a similar vehicle that carried out seven successful space missions between 1997 and 2006. The three-stage solid-fuel launcher is designed to lift more than 2,600 pounds to low Earth orbit. The M-5 rocket could haul about 4,000 pounds to a similar orbit. FULL ARTICLE AT Daily News & Analysis
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