Japan launches H3 rocket, 1st time with only liquid-fuel engines
Japan successfully launched an H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan and released small satellites into orbit Friday in the country's first rocket launch powered solely by liquid-fuel engines, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.
Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows H3 rocket No. 6, carrying six microsatellites, lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 12, 2026.Provided by Kyodo News Japan successfully launched an H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan and released small satellites into orbit Friday in the country's first rocket launch powered solely by liquid-fuel engines, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.
JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries officials celebrate at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after microsatellites aboard H3 rocket No. 6 are released as planned on June 12, 2026.Provided by Kyodo News H3 rocket No.
6 lifted off from the center in Kagoshima Prefecture at around 9:55 a.m., two days later than initially planned due to unfavorable weather forecasts for the launch site.
The rocket used a new, simpler configuration with three main engines and no solid rocket boosters. JAXA says the model is lighter and less expensive than other H3 types, and its successful flight completes the lineup of three H3 configurations. H3 rocket No.
6, carrying six microsatellites, lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 12, 2026.Provided by Kyodo News The rocket carried six small satellites, including the Institute of Science Tokyo's Umitsubame that will use a high-performance camera to observe oceans and Shizuoka University's Shiraito to test technology for the removal of space debris. The last attempted launch of an H3 rocket in December failed to place a satellite into orbit.
The rocket's maiden flight in March 2023 ended with a self-destruct order due to the failure of the second-stage engine to ignite. People watch the launch of H3 rocket No. 6 in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 12, 2026.
Provided by Kyodo News The launch of H3 rocket No. 6 was delayed after a problem was found during an engine combustion test last July. Space
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