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

Japan has successfully launched a defense satellite designed for speedier communication and military operations on a new ...

Its space agency had to send a self-destruct command to the H3 rocket when its second-stage engine failed minutes after lift-off. Observers say it is a significant setback for Japan's Aerospace ...

Mitsubishi will launch an H3 rocket carrying the Kirameki 3 communications satellite, which will be operated by the DSN Corporation. These satellites have been built for use by the Japanese ...

Credit: UAE Space Agency WASHINGTON — The United Arab Emirates will launch a mission to visit several asteroids later this decade on a Japanese H3 rocket. The UAE Space Agency (UAESA ...

Japan’s new and lower-cost flagship H-3 rocket delivered its payload after a successful launch from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on July 1. The Earth-observation ...

While the country has state-funded launch vehicles such as the H-IIA and H3 rockets, they come with the usual bureaucracy one would expect from a government program. In comparison, a privately ...

This is the second launch of the H3 rocket. Last year, during the first attempt, the second stage engine failed to start, prompting Japanese specialists to initiate its self-destruction.

An H3 rocket successfully reached orbit and released two small observation satellites on Feb. 17 following a failed debut launch last year in which the second-stage engine did not ignite.

Japan was also involved in the rocket launching action last week, launching the second test flight of the H3 rocket. Finally, India launched a GSLV-F14 rocket carrying the INSAT-3DS weather satellite.

Emirati officials selected the Japanese H3 rocket from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to launch the asteroid explorer. The UAE is a repeat customer for MHI, which also launched the Emirati Hope ...

Japan on Monday launched a defense satellite designed for information gathering and military operations. It is a new flagship ...