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

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said the H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki 5 satellite took off from the Tanegashima ...

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 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, says the eighth launch of the H3 rocket has ended in failure due to a problem with the second stage engine.

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

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

Japan's space agency says it canceled the launch of its eighth H3 rocket less than a minute before liftoff after a problem ...

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 ...

The rocket’s failure is bad news for Japan because the country’s space program is ambitious and strategic. Monday’s mission ...

Japan’s new flagship H3 rocket was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at 8:51 p.m. EST ...

Japan will launch a new navigation satellite to orbit tonight (Dec. 16), and you can watch the action live. An H3 rocket is scheduled to launch the Michibiki 5 spacecraft from Tanegashima Space Center ...