Japan Launches Military Communications Satellite On H3 Rocket

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The H3 lifted off at 3:48 p.m. local time from the Tanegashima Space Center.

Credit: JAXA
Japan successfully launched an X-band communications satellite using the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H3 rocket. The launch took place at 3:48 p.m. local time Nov. 4 from the Tanegashima Space Center, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said in a statement shortly after the mission. The...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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