Japan Launches H3 Rocket, Boosting Its Comeback in Space
- H3 carrying an imaging satellite to monitor weather, disasters
- JAXA aims to build momentum after a string of major setbacks
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The second launch of Japan’s flagship rocket went smoothly as it carried a satellite toward low-Earth orbit.
The H3 heavy payload vehicle took off with no crew aboard shortly after noon local time from Tanegashima Space Center. “We have a successful liftoff,” Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) commentators said during a live broadcast.