Japan launches second flagship H3 rocket

Japan celebrates significant achievement with the successful launch of its flagship H3 rocket on Saturday, overcoming setbacks from the previous year

Japan achieved a significant milestone as it successfully launched its flagship new H3 rocket Saturday, marking a triumph after a failed attempt last year. 

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) reported that the second H3 rocket was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan at 9:22 am local time (0022 GMT).

The data collected from the second-stage vehicle during its orbit around Earth indicated successful separation signals to TIRSAT, controlled re-entry execution of the second-stage vehicle, and the separation of the rocket performance verification payload (VEP-4).

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida praised the successful launch of the domestically produced rocket.

“We are delighted to see such great achievements in the space field following the successful SLIM moon landing. I want to express my respect for the efforts of everyone involved over the years, and hope that Japan’s core rockets will continue accumulating achievements steadily,” he said on X.

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries developed the H3.

Source: AA

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