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Japan launches Michibiki 6 navigation satellite with fifth H3 rocket

Liftoff of the fifth H3 rocket, carrying the Michibiki 6 (QZS-6) satellite into GTO, Feb. 2, 2025. Credit: JAXA HELSINKI — Japan’s flagship H3 rocket successfully launched the Michibiki 6 navigation ...
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Japan launches IGS-Optical 8 reconnaissance satellite

A H-2A rocket lifts off from Tanegashima space center Jan. 12 (UTC), 2024, carrying the IGS-Optical 8 satellite. Credit: MHI/via X HELSINKI — Japan launched a new optical reconnaissance satellite late ...
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Japan launches spy satellite on penultimate mission of H-2A rocket

Japan's workhorse H-2A rocket flew for the second-to-last time early Thursday morning (Sept. 26). An H-2A topped with a secret spy satellite called IGS-Radar 8 lifted off from Japan's Tanegashima ...
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Japan to launch satellite in Feb. to complete 7-orbiter geolocation system

TOKYO - Japan's space agency will launch a satellite in February to enable the country to stably operate its own geolocation system akin to the U.S. Global Positioning System. The Japan Aerospace ...