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Japan launches H3 rocket

MINAMITANE, Japan, June 12 Kyodo - A Japanese H3 rocket lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 12, 2026. It marked the country's first rocket launch powered solely by liquid-fuel engines. (Kyodo)

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Japan: H3 Rocket Successfully Launches from Tanegashima in New Configuration Debut

Japan's H3 rocket successfully launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Friday, June 12, at 9:53 a.m. local time. The rocket reached its intended orbit, marking a successful mission for the country's flagship launch vehicle.

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Japan: H3 Rocket Successfully Launches from Tanegashima in New Configuration Debut 2

Japan's H3 rocket successfully launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Friday, June 12, at 9:53 a.m. local time. The rocket reached its intended orbit, marking a successful mission for the country's flagship launch vehicle.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

A Japanese H3 rocket lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 12, 2026. It marked the country's first rocket launch powered solely by liquid-fuel engines.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

People watch a Japanese H3 rocket lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 12, 2026. It marked the first domestic rocket launch powered solely by liquid-fuel engines.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

People watch a Japanese H3 rocket lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 12, 2026. It marked the first domestic rocket launch powered solely by liquid-fuel engines.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

A Japanese H3 rocket lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 12, 2026. It marked the country's first rocket launch powered solely by liquid-fuel engines.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

A Japanese H3 rocket lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 12, 2026. It marked the country's first rocket launch powered solely by liquid-fuel engines.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

A Japanese H3 rocket lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 12, 2026. It marked the country's first rocket launch powered solely by liquid-fuel engines.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

A Japanese H3 rocket lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 12, 2026. It marked the country's first rocket launch powered solely by liquid-fuel engines.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

A Japanese H3 rocket lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 12, 2026. It marked the country's first rocket launch powered solely by liquid-fuel engines.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

A Japanese H3 rocket lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 12, 2026. It marked the country's first rocket launch powered solely by liquid-fuel engines.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

A Japanese H3 rocket lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 12, 2026. It marked the country's first rocket launch powered solely by liquid-fuel engines.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

A Japanese H3 rocket lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 12, 2026. It marked the country's first rocket launch powered solely by liquid-fuel engines.

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[Breaking News]Japan H3 rocket mission fails

MINAMITANE, Japan, Dec. 22 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 22, 2025, shows a Japanese H3 rocket lifting off from Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, with a Michibiki No. 5 satellite in its payload. The rocket failed to place the satellite into orbit after its second-stage engine prematurely cut off shortly after liftoff. (Kyodo)

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H3 rocket launch canceled

MINAMITANE, Japan, Dec. 17 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 17, 2025, shows a Japanese H3 rocket at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency canceled the launch of the No. 8 rocket, loaded with the No. 5 Michibiki satellite for enhanced global positioning, due to an equipment malfunction. (Kyodo)

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Japanese H3 rocket fails to put satellite into orbit

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency project manager Makoto Arita attends a press conference at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2025, after a Japanese H3 rocket failed to deliver the Michibiki No. 5 satellite into the target orbit.

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Japanese H3 rocket fails to put satellite into orbit

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency project manager Makoto Arita attends a press conference at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2025, after a Japanese H3 rocket failed to deliver the Michibiki No. 5 satellite into the target orbit.

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Japanese H3 rocket fails to put satellite into orbit

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Vice President Masashi Okada attends a press conference at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2025, after a Japanese H3 rocket failed to deliver the Michibiki No. 5 satellite into the target orbit.

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Japan H3 rocket mission fails

Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2025, shows smoke billowing from the Japanese H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite after liftoff from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The rocket failed to place the satellite into orbit after its second-stage engine prematurely cut off shortly after liftoff.

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Japan H3 rocket mission fails

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency project manager Masashi Okada attends a press conference on Dec. 22, 2025, after an H3 rocket failure the same day at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Japan H3 rocket mission fails

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 22, 2025, shows a Japanese H3 rocket lifting off from Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, with a Michibiki No. 5 satellite in its payload. The rocket failed to place the satellite into orbit after its second-stage engine prematurely cut off shortly after liftoff.

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H3 rocket launch

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 22, 2025, shows the liftoff of a Japanese H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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H3 rocket launch

A Japanese H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2025.

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H3 rocket launch

A Japanese H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2025.

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H3 rocket launch

A Japanese H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2025.

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H3 rocket launch

A Japanese H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2025.

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H3 rocket launch

A Japanese H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 22, 2025.

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H3 rocket launch canceled

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 17, 2025, shows a Japanese H3 rocket at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency canceled the launch of the No. 8 rocket, loaded with the No. 5 Michibiki satellite for enhanced global positioning, due to an equipment malfunction.

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H3 rocket launch canceled

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 17, 2025, shows a Japanese H3 rocket at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency canceled the launch of the No. 8 rocket, loaded with the No. 5 Michibiki satellite for enhanced global positioning, due to an equipment malfunction.

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H3 rocket launch canceled

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 17, 2025, shows a Japanese H3 rocket at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency canceled the launch of the No. 8 rocket, loaded with the No. 5 Michibiki satellite for enhanced global positioning, due to an equipment malfunction.

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Japan launches new unmanned cargo spacecraft bound for ISS

MINAMITANE, Japan, Oct. 27 Kyodo - An H3 rocket carrying the first HTV-X unmanned cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station soars through the sky after lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Oct. 26, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Japan launches new unmanned cargo spacecraft bound for ISS

An H3 rocket carrying the first HTV-X unmanned cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station soars through the sky after lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Oct. 26, 2025.

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Japan launches new unmanned cargo spacecraft bound for ISS

An H3 rocket carrying the first HTV-X unmanned cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station soars through the sky after lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Oct. 26, 2025.

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Japan launches new unmanned cargo spacecraft bound for ISS

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an H3 rocket carrying the first HTV-X unmanned cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Oct. 26, 2025.

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Japan launches new unmanned cargo spacecraft bound for ISS

An H3 rocket carrying the first HTV-X unmanned cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station soars through the sky after lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Oct. 26, 2025.

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Japan launches new unmanned cargo spacecraft bound for ISS

An H3 rocket carrying the first HTV-X unmanned cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Oct. 26, 2025.

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Japan launches new unmanned cargo spacecraft bound for ISS

An H3 rocket carrying the first HTV-X unmanned cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Oct. 26, 2025.

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Japan launches new unmanned cargo spacecraft bound for ISS

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an H3 rocket carrying the first HTV-X unmanned cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Oct. 26, 2025.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

MINAMITANE, Japan, Feb. 2 Kyodo - Japan's H3 rocket No. 5 lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025. The rocket is carrying a quasi-zenith satellite aimed at improving the accuracy of global positioning data for various applications. (Kyodo)

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Japan launches H3 rocket

Japan's H3 rocket No. 5 lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025. The rocket is carrying a quasi-zenith satellite aimed improving the accuracy of global positioning data for various applications.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

Japan's H3 rocket No. 5 lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025. The rocket is carrying a quasi-zenith satellite aimed improving the accuracy of global positioning data for various applications.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

Japan's H3 rocket No. 5 lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025. The rocket is carrying a quasi-zenith satellite aimed improving the accuracy of global positioning data for various applications.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

Japan's H3 rocket No. 5 soars through the sky after lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025. The rocket is carrying a quasi-zenith satellite aimed improving the accuracy of global positioning data for various applications.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

Japan's H3 rocket No. 5 soars through the sky after lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025. The rocket is carrying a quasi-zenith satellite aimed improving the accuracy of global positioning data for various applications.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

MINAMITANE, Japan, Nov. 6 Kyodo - Japan's H3 rocket No. 4 lifts off carrying a Defense Ministry communications satellite from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 4, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Japan launches H3 rocket

Japan's H3 rocket No. 4 soars through the sky carrying a Defense Ministry communications satellite after lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 4, 2024.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

Japan's H3 rocket No. 4 soars through the sky carrying a Defense Ministry communications satellite after lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 4, 2024.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

Japan's H3 rocket No. 4 lifts off carrying a Defense Ministry communications satellite from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 4, 2024.

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Japan launches H3 rocket

Japan's H3 rocket No. 4 lifts off carrying a Defense Ministry communications satellite from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 4, 2024.