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 ...

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

“Development of flagship rockets such as Epsilon S is extremely important from the perspective of ensuring autonomy of Japan’s space development,” Hayashi told reporters. “JAXA will ...

Everything went as planned and the satellite placed at the top of the rocket was successfully separated about half an hour ...

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

NASA and its partners will discuss the upcoming Expedition 73 mission aboard the International Space Station February 24.

NASA’s 10th rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft, carrying astronauts to the International Space Station ...

Through JAXA’s Hayabusa 1 mission ... “While Japan has the capability of launching rockets and constructing spacecraft, we have many non-space industries such as chemical and material ...

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 ...