Japan has launched a navigation satellite on its flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a precise positioning system of its own TOKYO -- Japan on Sunday launched a navigation satellite on ...

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). The H3 successfully sent the 10,800-pound (4,900 ...

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 ...

TOKYO — Japan on Sunday launched a navigation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a more precise location positioning system of its own. The H3 rocket carrying ...

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TOKYO — 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 ...

TOKYO, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Japan on Sunday launched the Michibiki navigation satellite aboard the H3 Rocket No. 5 from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. The H3 Rocket No. 5, ...

Japan has taken a significant step in expanding its satellite navigation capabilities by launching the Michibiki 6 on the new H3 rocket. The launch occurred at the Tanegashima Space Centre, marking a ...

(Kyodo News via AP) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency said on Sunday it successfully launched a navigation satellite on its new ...