The solid-fuel rocket lifted off from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, at around 9:50 a.m., JAXA said. About 10 minutes after the launch, however, JAXA officials ...

The H-3 rocket has been tapped for JAXA’s Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) and sending resupplies to the International Space Station on the new HTV-X cargo spacecraft. In addition, H-3 is ...

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

TOKYO — Japan's space agency said on Sunday it successfully launched a navigation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket as the country ... Exploration Agency, or JAXA. Officials said it ...