Japan Launches Navigation Satellite on New Flagship Rocket

Japan’s First Space Launch of 2025 Sends Michibiki 6 Navigation Satellite into Orbit
Japan successfully launched the Michibiki 6 navigation satellite aboard an H3 rocket, further advancing its QZSS network.
Japan launches a navigation satellite on a new flagship rocket for an improved positioning system
Japan has launched a navigation satellite on its flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a precise positioning system of its own.
Japan launches navigation satellite on nation's 1st mission of 2025 (video)
Japan launched a navigation satellite early Sunday morning (Feb. 2), the nation's first liftoff of 2025. An H3 rocket launched the Michibiki 6 spacecraft from Tanegashima Space Center on Sunday at 3:30 a.m. EST (0830 GMT; 5:30 p.m. local Japan time).
Japan launches navigation satellite into orbit aboard H3
Japan's flagship H3 rocket put a key component of Japan's satellite navigation program to eventually wean the nation off its dependence on foreign satellites into orbit on Feb. 2 on its fifth mission.
Japan Advances Space Ambitions With New Navigation Satellite
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Watch Japan launch navigation satellite on its 1st mission of 2025 on Feb. 2
You can watch the liftoff live here at Space.com, courtesy of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency or directly via JAXA. Coverage will begin 40 minutes before the window opens. Sunday's liftoff will be the fifth ever for the two-stage H3, which was ...
Japan launches navigation satellite on nation's 1st mission of 2025
Sunday's liftoff was the fifth ever for the two-stage H3, which was developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to replace Japan's workhorse H-2A rocket.
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