Japan has launched a navigation satellite on its flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a precise positioning system ...

Japan on Sunday launched the Michibiki navigation satellite aboard the H3 Rocket No 5 from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture The ...

Credit: JAXA HELSINKI — Japan’s flagship H3 rocket successfully launched the Michibiki 6 navigation satellite early Sunday, enhancing the country’s regional GPS capabilities. The Mitsubishi ...

The H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki 6 satellite lifted ... H3 project manager for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA. Officials said it is expected to reach its targeted geospatial ...

The H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki 6 satellite successfully ... Everything so far has been as planned, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said. Japan currently has the quasi ...

The H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki 6 satellite lifted ... H3 project manager for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA. Officials said it is expected to reach its targeted geospatial ...

In 2024, Japan conducted five major rocket launches, including three H3s and two H-2As, second only to the six H-2A launches in 2017. By March 2026, JAXA plans to launch one more H-2A and four H3 ...

which was developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to replace Japan's workhorse H-2A rocket. The H3 failed on its debut mission in March 2023 ...