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Japan lost a 5-ton navigation satellite when it fell off a rocket during launch https://arstechni.ca/p5QC #mitsubishiheavyindustries #tanegashimaspacecenter #michibiki5 #navigation #h3rocket #Science #launch #Space #Japan

Japan lost a 5-ton navigation satellite when it fell off a rocket during launch

Imagine: You lost your car's cargo rack, but didn't notice until you reached your destination.

Ars Technica

RTN Dec 22

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Launch Failure of the 8th H3 Launch Vehicle and Setting up a Special Task Force
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".. launched .. QZS-5 .. aboard the .. H3 F8 at 10:51:30 on Dec. 22, 2025 (JST) from Tanegashima Space Center. .. second stage engine’s second ignition failed to start normally and shut down prematurely. .. QZS-5 could not be put into the planned orbit, and the launch failed."

https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2025/12/20251222-2_e.html

22.12.2025

#H3 #H3F8 #Japan #JAXA #MICHIBIKI5 #QZS5 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Satelliten #SpaceFlight

JAXA | Launch Failure of the 8th H3 Launch Vehicle and Setting up a Special Task Force

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SpaceMacSpiff Dec 22

Watching the Michibiki 5 launch. Good lord that H3 SCREAMS uphill. As I understand it the sound comes from the aero interaction at the SRB support struts. Great launch.

#Michibiki5 #launch #rockets