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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the H2A rocket at 20:17 pm (1117 GMT) from the space center in southern Kagoshima Prefecture.
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Currently, the radio waves of the satellites can be affected by skyscrapers in urban area or mountains, according to scientists of the JAXA.
Another two satellites are intended, because the "Michibiki" will only be above Japan for eight hours a day.
But The Japanese government has suspended the launch plans for the additional satellites, according to local media.