Japan’s H3 rocket suffered engine trouble on December 22, 2025, and failed to place a Japanese navigation satellite into ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency said its H3 rocket carrying a navigation satellite failed to put the payload into a planned orbit, a setback for the country’s new flagship rocket and its space ...

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

The H3 rocket (8th) by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), carrying a navigation satellite, is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Tanegashima island, southern Japan ...

TOKYO — Japan's space agency said its H3 rocket carrying a navigation satellite failed to put the payload into a planned orbit, a setback for the country's new flagship rocket and its space launch ...