Japan Launches World's Smallest Satellite-Carrying Rocket

Name: Japan Launches World's Smallest Satellite-Carrying Rocket
Uploaded: 2018-02-03T06:25:54.000Z
Channel: The Weather Channel
Description: Japan’s space agency said it successfully launched the world’s smallest satellite-carrying rocket. The rocket was about the size of a utility pole, measuring...

ByTWC - Digital•

February 3, 2018

Updated: February 3, 2018, 6:50 am ESTPublished: February 3, 2018, 1:25 am EST

Japan’s space agency said it successfully launched the world’s smallest satellite-carrying rocket. The rocket was about the size of a utility pole, measuring around 33 feet in length and about 20 inches in diameter. It carried a microsatellite weighing about 6 and a half pounds. It will collect imagery of the Earth’s surface.