HELSINKI — Japan launched the Kirameki 3 communications satellite for defense purposes early Monday with the fourth flight of the H3 rocket. The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 rocket lifted ...

An Electron rocket lifts off Nov. 5 from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand carrying a payload for an undisclosed commercial customer. Credit: Rocket Lab WASHINGTON — A Rocket Lab Electron launched a ...

Japan has successfully launched a defense satellite designed for speedier communication and military operations on a new flagship H3 rocket, as the country seeks to build up its military capability am ...

Japan launched the Kirameki 3 military communications satellite Monday morning (Nov. 4), on the fourth-ever flight of the ...

Japan launched its fourth H-3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Nov. 4 and released the government’s X-band defense communications satellite Kirameki-3 into orbit.

In another busy week of launches, China launched three taikonauts to the Tiangong Space Station aboard a Chang Zheng rocket this week as part of the Shenzhou 19 mission. Additionally, both Russia and ...

Japan on Monday launched its new flagship H3 rocket carrying a defense communication satellite from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture.

On November 1, Japan’s Ministry of Defense announced that it has signed a contract worth 56 billion yen ($368 million) with ...

The rocket was carrying a Defense Ministry satellite ... JAXA and its main contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, have been ...

Japan's next-generation H3 rocket No. 3 lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center, Kagoshima Prefecture on July 1, 2024.

Japan launched a defence satellite aimed at speedier communication and military operations on a new flagship H3 rocket on Monday and successfully placed it into orbit, as the country seeks to build up ...

Japan successfully launched its H3 rocket carrying the Kirameki No. 3 defence satellite. The satellite enhances military communication and reconnaissance, including monitoring North Korean missile ...