Japan launches first GPS satellite

The Japanese Space Agency (Jaxa) has launched a rocket carrying the country's first GPS satellite. The H-IIA rocket was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center carrying the satellite named "Michibiki", which means to "to lead" in Japanese. It will work with the existing GPS system but will sit in a different orbit to allow it to stay above Japan for eight hours a day. More

(Source: BBC News - Sep 13)