Japan's H3 rocket lost its payload fairing around 4 minutes after launch, leaving a satellite exposed and hanging on for dear ...

An H3 launch failure in December may have been caused by an unusual event that led to the satellite separating from the ...

The H3 is a relatively new vehicle, with last month’s launch marking the eighth flight of Japan’s flagship rocket. The launcher falls on the medium-to-heavy section of the lift spectrum. The eighth H3 ...

Japan’s H3 rocket suffered engine trouble on December 22, 2025, and failed to place a Japanese navigation satellite into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The seventh-ever mission of Japan's H3 rocket did not go according to plan. The H3 launched from Tanegashima Space Center on ...

Japan’s newest heavy-lift rocket completed a largely successful ascent in late 2025, yet failed to deliver its payload after ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency said its H3 rocket carrying a navigation satellite failed to put the payload into a planned orbit, a setback for the country’s new flagship rocket and its space ...

Japan will not be able to launch satellites and probes for the time being, after the failed launch on Monday of the eighth H3 rocket, the nation's large main rocket. This has put Japan in a critical ...

Canada Rocket Company emerges from stealth. A Toronto-based launch startup, Canada Rocket Company, emerged from stealth earlier this month with the announcement of a $6.2 million CDN ($4.5 million) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TOKYO, Dec 22 (Reuters) - A Japanese H3 rocket could ‌not put a government-run ‌QZS-5 navigation satellite into its intended orbit ...

TOKYO — Japan's space agency said its H3 rocket carrying a navigation satellite failed to put the payload into a planned orbit, a setback for the country's new flagship rocket and its space launch ...