Japan successfully launched the Michibiki 6 navigation satellite aboard an H3 rocket, further advancing its QZSS network.

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

Japan launched a navigation satellite early Sunday morning (Feb. 2), the nation's first liftoff of 2025. An H3 rocket ...

JAXA small lunar landing demonstrator "SLIM ". Watch how it travels to the moon's surface in this animated explainer. Credit: ...

Land topography is usually formed gradually over long periods of time, but sometimes a single event can dramatically change ...

Japan's flagship H3 rocket put a key component of Japan's satellite navigation program to eventually wean the nation off its ...

You can watch the liftoff live here at Space.com, courtesy of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency or directly via JAXA. Coverage will begin 40 minutes before the window opens. Sunday's liftoff will ...

H3 project manager for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA. Officials said it is expected to reach its targeted geospatial orbit in about two weeks. Japan currently has the quasi ...

Everything so far has been as planned, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said. Japan currently has the quasi-zenith satellite system, or QZSS, with four satellites for a regional ...

Japan on Sunday launched a navigation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a more precise ...