Japan's flagship H3 rocket put a key component of Japan's satellite navigation program to eventually wean the nation off its dependence on foreign satellites into orbit on Feb. 2 on its fifth ...

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

About 10 minutes after the launch, however, JAXA officials noticed the rocket was deviating from its intended axis and so could not be placed into orbit around the Earth. Thus, they abandoned the ...

Credit: JAXA HELSINKI — Japan’s flagship ... firm ispace launched Jan. 15 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The lander is currently in Earth orbit and will gradually raise its orbit as part ...

An H3 rocket ... reaches orbit for 1st time (video) Sunday's liftoff was the fifth ever for the two-stage H3, which was developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi ...

The H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki ... Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA. Officials said it is expected to reach its targeted geospatial orbit in about two weeks.

While rocket launches from the Kennedy Space Center are routine, relatively few are timed optimally to allow for viewing so ...

Tokyo, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, on Sunday successfully launched the fifth H3 rocket carrying ... placed into its target orbit. The Michibiki satellite ...

The H3 Rocket No ... in a geostationary orbit approximately 36,000 km above Earth. Japan's next-generation H3 rocket developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy ...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket will now launch ... speeds necessary to enter orbit — typically around 17,500 miles per hour, or nearly 23 times the speed of sound.