10:55 JST, December 22, 2025
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched its eighth H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Monday.
It carries the Cabinet Office’s positioning satellite Michibiki No. 5, to be used for Japan’s version of the global positioning system.
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