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 ...

The launch from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture marked the H3's fourth consecutive successful launch. The rocket carried the Michibiki No. 6 satellite into its planned orbit ...

The H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki 6 satellite lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center on a southwestern Japanese island. Everything went smoothly and the satellite successfully separated ...

An H3 rocket launched the Michibiki 6 spacecraft from Tanegashima Space Center on Sunday at 3:30 a.m. EST (0830 GMT; 5:30 p.m. local Japan time). The H3 successfully sent the 10,800-pound (4,900 ...

The H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki 6 satellite lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center on a southwestern Japanese island. Everything went smoothly and the satellite successfully separated ...

An H3 rocket launched the Michibiki 6 spacecraft from Tanegashima Space Center on Sunday at 3:30 a.m. EST (0830 GMT; 5:30 p.m. local Japan time). The H3 successfully sent the 10,800-pound ...