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Japanese satellite launch facing weeks-long delay
Japan’s fifth Epsilon rocket, originally set for liftoff Sept. 30, is visible inside a gantry structure at the Uchinoura Space Center. Credit: JAXA The launch of a solid-fueled Japanese Epsilon rocket...
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Japanese H-2A rocket ready for launch with navigation satellite
A Japanese H-2A rocket rolls out to its launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center with the QZS 1R satellite. Credit: MHI Japan is set to launch a replacement satellite Monday for a navigation...
View ArticleLive coverage: H-2A rocket launches from Tanegashima
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-2A rocket from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. The mission will launch the Japanese QZS 1R navigation satellite. Follow...
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Japan successfully launches replacement for decade-old navigation satellite
A Japanese H-2A rocket blasts off from Tanegashima Space Center with the QZS 1R navigation satellite. Credit: MHI A replacement for an aging satellite in Japan’s regional navigation network...
View ArticleLive coverage: Japanese H-2A rocket launches with Inmarsat satellite
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-2A rocket from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. The mission will launch the commercial Inmarsat 6 F1 communications...
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H-2A rocket deploys powerful satellite for mobile telecom operator Inmarsat
A Japanese H-2A rocket takes off from Tanegashima Space Center with the Inmarsat 6 F1 satellite. Credit: MHI The first in a new line of powerful dual-band satellites for Inmarsat’s communications...
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H-2A rocket launches Japanese radar spy satellite
A Japanese H-2A rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Jan. 26 (local time) with a radar spy satellite. Credit: MHI Japan launched a government spacecraft Jan. 25 on an H-2A rocket,...
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Japanese space science missions facing delays after H3 rocket failure
The spacecraft for the Japanese-led X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, or XRISM, undergoes acoustic testing in Japan in December 2022. Credit: JAXA The launch of a Japanese X-ray telescope and...
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Launch of new X-ray space telescope and lunar lander from Japan delayed
Update 8:15 p.m. EDT (0015 UTC): The launch has been scrubbed due to upper level winds being out of limits. A new launch date has not yet been set. A Japanese H-2A rocket is prepared for fueling on the...
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Next-generation X-ray space telescope and lunar lander launches from Japan
Updated 8:32 p.m. EDT (0031 UTC): The H-2A rocket lifted off on time and deployed the XRISM space telescope as planned at T+14 min 21 sec. The upper stage performed a second burn and deployment of the...
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