The close encounter was "a historic first of its type for a Japanese private, commercial lunar lander," according to ispace.

Japan's space agency said on Sunday it successfully launched a navigation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a more precise location positioning system of its own.

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The H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki 6 successfully lifted off Sunday from the Tanegashima Space Center on a southwestern Japanese island. Everything went as planned, the Japan Aerospace ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's space agency said on Sunday it successfully launched a navigation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a more precise location positioning ...