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Japan flagship H3 rocket successfully launches after earlier failure ... AP Japan launches its flagship H3 rocket (Representative image) Japan 's flagship H3 rocket successfully blasted off Friday, live footage showed, months after its previous mission to put a geolocation satellite into orbit ended in failure. The H3 was developed to boost the international competitiveness of Japan's rocket industry, and the country's space agency has come under pressure to increase the success rate of launches. The rocket has been mooted as a rival to SpaceX's Falcon 9, and could one day deliver cargo to bases on the Moon. Also Read: Former South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol gets 30 years over North Korea drone incident On Friday, the rocket - which was carrying six small satellites - lifted off at 9:53 am (0053 GMT) from Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. Live Events "The second-stage combustion, action control and trajectory are all normal," the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said in a live YouTube broadcast, about six minutes after blast-off. The satellites loaded onto the rocket included Tokyo University of Science's "Umitsubame", which observes the Earth and other targe…

Easy Japanese news in translation: 'H3 rocket' No. 6 launch succeeds Japan's "H3 rocket" No. 6 blasted off on June 12 from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. The launch was successful, with the rocket

Japan flagship rocket lifts off after earlier failure Japan’s flagship H3 rocket was developed to boost the international competitiveness of the country's rocket industry, with the lift-off an important sign of progress

Japan Flagship Rocket Carrying 6 Satellites Successfully Lifts Off Japan's flagship H3 rocket carrying six small satellites lifted off Friday, live footage showed. Friday's launch comes after the H3 rocket failed to launch a geolocation satellite into orbit in December due to engine failure. "The second stage combustion, action control and trajectory are all normal," the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said in a live YouTube broadcast, about six minutes after lift-off. The satellites loaded onto the rocket include Tokyo University of Science's "Umitsubame" which observes the Earth and other targets with a high-performance camera, and Shizuoka University's "Shiraito" that is testing space debris capture technology, JAXA said.

Launch of H3 rocket a success, six months following failure The Asahi Shimbun Sci & Tech article By YUKI EDAMATSU/ Staff Writer June 12, 2026 at 17:33 JST Japan’s flagship H3 rocket blasted off from Kagoshima Prefecture on June 12, placed artificial satellites into their planned orbits and helped to quickly restore confidence in the nation’s space program. The launch of the No. 6 vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center achieved two key objectives: completing the first flight of a new configuration and verifying the cause of a rocket failure half a year earlier. According to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the No. 6 vehicle, a two-stage rocket measuring about 57 meters in length and weighing about 271 tons, lifted off at 9:53 a.m. It features three main engines but no side-mounted solid rocket boosters, a design known as the “30 configuration.” The primary dummy satellite it carried weighed 1.6 tons and was accompanied by six small secondary satellites, each weighing between 9 and 65 kilograms, as rideshare payloads. The H3 rocket was developed to reduce costs and expand services compared with its predecessor, the highly reliable H-2A rocket, which was re…

Japan flagship rocket lifts off after earlier failure - The Standard Japan's space agency successfully launched its flagship H3 rocket on Friday, months after a previous mission to put a geolocation satellite into orbit ended in failure. The H3 was developed to boost the international competitiveness of the country's rocket industry, with the lift-off an important sign of progress as the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) aims to improve its launch success rate. The agency is targeting up to eight H3 launches a year -- still far below privately owned SpaceX, which dominates the global satellite launch market with 165 Falcon 9 orbital flights in 2025, compared to just two for H3. JAXA said the rocket carrying six small satellites blasted off at 9:53 am (0053 GMT) from Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. "The rocket flew according to plan and successfully placed the second stage into its intended orbit," JAXA president Hiroshi Yamakawa told reporters, adding that it released the six satellites. JAXA's live YouTube broadcast showed scientists clapping and hugging each other in celebration. One of the satellites is testing technology to capture space debris. "We …

Japan successfully launches H3 rocket - The Japan Times Japan successfully launched its flagship H3 rocket Friday morning, marking the resumption of the rocket’s flights roughly six months aftera failed mission in Decemberand the first flight of a new low-cost configuration intended to strengthen the country’s competitiveness in the global launch market. H3 Launch Vehicle No. 6lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 9:53 a.m., according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).It reached its target orbit approximately 16 minutes later. Friday’s mission was the first flight of the H3’s “30 configuration,” a booster-free variant equipped with three first-stage liquid-fueled LE-9 engines and no solid rocket boosters. The configuration is expected to be the lowest-cost model in the H3 series. In a time of both misinformation and too much information,quality journalism is more crucial than ever.By subscribing, you can help us get the story right. With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section ofyour subscriber account p…

Japan flagship rocket successfully lifts off after earlier failure ... Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s H3 rocket is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Tanegashima island on June 12, 2026. - Kyodo News via AP TOKYO: Japan's flagship H3 rocket successfully blasted off Friday (June 12), live footage showed, months after its previous mission to put a geolocation satellite into orbit ended in failure. The H3 was developed to boost the international competitiveness of Japan's rocket industry, and the country's space agency has come under pressure to increase the success rate of launches. The rocket has been mooted as a rival to SpaceX's Falcon 9, and could one day deliver cargo to bases on the Moon. On Friday, the rocket -- which was carrying six small satellites -- lifted off at 9:53am local time from Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. "The second-stage combustion, action control and trajectory are all normal," the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) said in a live YouTube broadcast, about six minutes after blast-off. The satellites loaded onto the rocket included Tokyo University of Science's "Umitsubame", which observes the Earth and other t…