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Japan launches Michibiki No. 7 satellite to support GPS services
TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2026
The positioning satellite entered its planned orbit about 30 minutes after lift-off, taking the H3 rocket’s record to seven successes in nine flights.
Japan's JAXA successfully lands test rocket for future reuse
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2026
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, successfully landed a small test rocket on Saturday (July 11), with the goal of reusing rockets in the future.
JAXA releases close Hayabusa2 view of snowman-shaped Torifune
MONDAY, JULY 06, 2026
JAXA says the probe swept within a few hundred metres of the rocky asteroid, capturing data that could aid origin studies and planetary defence.
JAXA's low-cost H3 rocket launch marks key test after setback
FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2026
The sixth H3 vehicle placed six small satellites in orbit as Japan tested its booster-free type 30 model and sought to rebuild market confidence.
JAXA to test Japan’s first liquid-engine-only large rocket
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2026
Japan’s space agency will test a booster-free H3 rocket with a dummy satellite and six small satellites after payload-section modifications.
JAXA aborts H3 rocket launch due to anomaly
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2025
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, aborted the launch of an H3 rocket on Wednesday (December 17) after detecting a ground equipment anomaly.
Japan Destroys New Rocket in Space after Second-Stage Engine Failure
TUESDAY, MARCH 07, 2023
Japan had destroyed a new medium-lift rocket it launched into space on Tuesday after the vehicle’s second-stage engine failed to ignite, in a blow to its efforts to expand access to space and remain competitive in a launch market roiled by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Japan's new H3 rocket fails to launch
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Japan’s first H3 rocket could not be launched as scheduled Friday due to ignition issues, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said. The new rocket was to have lifted off from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 10:37 a.m.
Japan to develop next-gen hydrogen engine for aircraft
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2022
The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will begin development of a next-generation aircraft engine that uses liquid hydrogen as fuel in fiscal 2022.
JAXA to launch lunar explorers as early as February
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2021
TOKYO - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch two lunar probes on a U.S. rocket as early as next February as part of the U.S.-led Artemis program, with Japan aiming to land an explorer on the surface of the moon for the first time.