Japan launches H-2A rocket carrying intelligence-gathering satellite

JAXA has already made Japan a contender and achiever in the space exploration field. They brought back the first rock-samples back from an asteroid. Now they're expanding their program some more. Let them. Outer space is for everyone's use but it should not be for weapons. Ever.

They can call it as they like, but still...it's a surveillance satellite to monitor your whereabouts. It will happen worldwide. We can run...but we can't hide. NWO.

Funny, when other countries launch them the media calls them "missiles".

If its supposed to go boom, it's a missile, which is what that other country has been launching recently. You might remember when that other country attempted to launch satellites, it was called a rocket too.

It's a spy satellite. No one is fooled by the sugar coated labelling.

Wow look at all these haters.

Good to have satellites up and running as our future will be full of them. Hopefully JAXA can continue building up its technology.

But somebody told us "Japan doesn't spy on other countries"

Is Japan using a page from the DPRK playbook by launching on the same day as the meeting between the “two dictators”?

Well done JAXA! You made Japan proud!

They're spying on you.

Well done JAXA! You made Japan proud!

Interesting... they are all missiles and rockets by definitions, but today the generally accepted difference appear to be in the control system.

When N Germany hit UK it was rockets. When the Brits fired upon the colonial fortress, it was rockets. Basically a missile that was self propelled was called rocket. The only thing they did not have is a self-guiding control system.

Missiles in the other hand do have a self-guiding system that takes control of the flight.

My guess is that the H2-A was guide by the control center below. Therefore, it was a rocket.

Well.., another satellite in space monitoring us or for us something.

Funny, when other countries launch them the media calls them "missiles".