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

Japan launched a navigation satellite early Sunday morning (Feb. 2), the nation's first liftoff of 2025. An H3 rocket launched the Michibiki 6 spacecraft from Tanegashima Space Center on Sunday at ...

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Japan successfully launched the Michibiki 6 navigation satellite aboard an H3 rocket, further advancing its QZSS network.

H3 project manager for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA. Officials said it is expected to reach its targeted geospatial orbit in about two weeks. Japan currently has the quasi ...

Sunday's liftoff was the fifth ever for the two-stage 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 rocket carrying the Michibiki 6 satellite successfully lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center on a southwestern Japanese island. Everything so far has been as planned, the Japan Aerospace ...