Japan's workhorse H-2A rocket flew for the second-to-last time early Thursday morning (Sept. 26). An H-2A topped with a secret spy satellite called IGS-Radar 8 lifted off from Japan's Tanegashima ...

Liftoff occurred at 1:48 a.m. ET on Monday (Nov. 4). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Japan's new H3 rocket flew for the fourth ...

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

On Sunday, Japan used its dependable H-2A rocket to successfully launch a climate change monitoring satellite for the last time. This historic lift-off took place from the Tanegashima Space Center in ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency said on Sunday it successfully launched a navigation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a more precise location positioning system ...

A rendering of JSAT-31, the first satellite Sky Perfect JSAT has ordered from Thales Alenia Space. Credit: Thales Alenia Space TAMPA, Fla. — A communications satellite order from Japan’s flagship ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency said on ...

The H3 Launch Vehicle No. 5, carrying the Quasi-Zenith Satellite "Michibiki No. 6," lifts off at a launch pad in Tanegashima Space Center in Tanegashima, southern Japan, Sunday Feb. 2, 2025. Credit: ...