Japan lost a 5-ton navigation satellite when it fell off a rocket during launch

The H3 is a relatively new vehicle, with last month’s launch marking the eighth flight of Japan’s flagship rocket. The launcher falls on the medium-to-heavy section of the lift spectrum. The eighth H3 ...
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Japan's new flagship H3 rocket fails to put geolocation satellite into orbit

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 ...
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Wingcopter drones conduct aerial surveys in Japan

Wingcopter’s authorized partner in Japan, ITOCHU Corporation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the practical use of Wingcopter’s long-range drones in aerial surveying ...
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Japan launches a climate change monitoring satellite on mainstay H2A rocket's last flight

This image made from video shows Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' H2A rocket in Tobishima, Japan, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo) This image made from video shows Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' H2A rocket in ...