Japan's Mitsubishi launches rocket carrying British satellite

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Thursday it successfully launched an H-2A rocket carrying a British communications satellite from Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan, with the satellite entering its planned orbit about 26 minutes after liftoff.The rocket carrying the first of two Inmarsat-6 satellites of Britain's Inmarsat Global Ltd. was launched at 12:32 a.m. following a one-day delay due to poor weather.Liftoff was also pushed back by about an hour as the Japanese manufacturer conducted a final check of the rocket, finding no abnormalities.The H-2A rocket, measuring 53 m…READ FULL ARTICLE