The H3 failed during its debut launch in March 2023 but bounced back with five consecutive successes — until Sunday night.

Japan will launch a new navigation satellite to orbit tonight (Dec. 16), and you can watch the action live. An H3 rocket is ...

Japan's space agency says its H3 rocket has failed to place a navigation satellite into orbit. This marks a setback for the ...

The H3 rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center at 8:51 p.m. EST Sunday night in Japan carrying the Michibiki 5 ...

Japan’s H3 suffers second-stage anomaly, QZS-5 satellite lost Japan’s flagship H3 rocket suffered issues with its second ...

The H3 rocket launched on Sunday at 8:51 p.m. ET from the Tanegashima Space Center, located on a southwestern Japanese island. The rocket’s second-stage engine burn failed to ignite on time, resulting ...

Japan just cancelled its new rocket launch moments before lift-off that was due on Wednesday, December 17, 2025- due to some ...

Japan on Wednesday cancelled the launch of an H3 rocket that carried the Michibiki 5 satellite, due to an abnormality in the ...

Japan's H3 rocket failed during the launch of the Michibiki 5 navigation satellite, marking its second failure in seven ...

The Michibiki No. 5 satellite that Japan's H3 rocket failed to put into orbit on Dec. 22 was supposed to form part of a ...

A Japanese H3 rocket could not put a government-run QZS-5 navigation satellite into its intended orbit after engine trouble, ...

Japan’s latest attempt to expand its homegrown navigation network ended abruptly when the Michibiki 5 satellite launch was ...