Japan Botched a Satellite Launch in One of the Weirdest Ways Possible

Japan's H3 rocket lost its payload fairing around 4 minutes after launch, leaving a satellite exposed and hanging on for dear ...

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

The H3 is a relatively new vehicle, with last month’s launch marking the eighth flight of Japan’s flagship rocket. The ...
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Engine failure ruins the launch of Japan's flagship rocket, harming the country's space agenda

Japan’s H3 rocket suffered engine trouble on December 22, 2025, and failed to place a Japanese navigation satellite into ...

Rocket Report: Chinese rockets fail twice in 12 hours; Rocket Lab reports setback

Six months after its first orbital rocket cleared the launch tower for just 14 seconds before crashing back to Earth, Gilmour ...
SpaceNews

China hit by dual launch failures as Long March 3B and Ceres-2 debut mission fail

China hit by dual launch failures as Long March 3B and Ceres-2 debut mission fail China suffered a pair of launch failures ...
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Firefly Set For First Rocket Launch Months After Catastrophic Failure

Firefly Aerospace is officially back in the game after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration gave the company the all-clear on August 26 to resume launches. This ended a mandatory stand-down that ...
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Yomiuri: H3 Launch Failure Leaves Japan Without Core Rockets

Japan will not be able to launch satellites and probes for the time being, after the failed launch on Monday of the eighth H3 rocket, the nation's large main rocket. This has put Japan in a critical ...