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JAXA finally gets it right with the H3

June 17, 2026
MThomas

Six small satellites developed by universities and other organizations carried by the vehicle also were believed to be successfully separated, JAXA said.

https://apnews.com/article/japan-jaxa-h3-rocket-launch-9c64f2c59b9212d612902e74823b77b5

“Believed to be” successful. Very Japanese.

It’s a start. A late, very much delayed start. But at least it worked (finally).

JAXA failure. Here we (don’t) go again.

February 18, 2023
MThomas

At liftoff time, smoke was seen rising from the bottom of the rocket, indicating the ignition of the main engine. However, the rocket did not rise from the launchpad.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Aerospace-Defense-Industries/Japan-s-H3-rocket-launch-aborted-after-booster-fails-to-ignite

Not a great start to the year, JAXA. This, on top of the Episilon failure (zero, zero…DESTRUCT…zero…)