The H3 is a relatively new vehicle, with last month’s launch marking the eighth flight of Japan’s flagship rocket. The launcher falls on the medium-to-heavy section of the lift spectrum. The eighth H3 ...

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

It was the second failure in seven launches for the H3. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The seventh-ever mission of Japan's H3 ...

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

Japan’s H3 rocket lifted off for its seventh mission on Sunday, but an engine failure foiled its attempt to insert a navigation satellite in geostationary orbit. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese commercial space company Galactic Energy said a launch mission for one of its Ceres-1 rockets failed on Monday, preventing it from delivering its payload of satellites to ...

Nov. 10 (UPI) --A rocket by a private Chinese company saw its second failure on its planned orbital mission. On Sunday, the 62-foot-tall Ceres-1 Y-19 rocket by Chinese space firm Galactic Energy took ...

Dec. 22 (UPI) --Japan's H3 rocket faced issues Monday during its seventh launch attempt. The H3 rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center at 8:51 p.m. EST Sunday night in Japan carrying the ...

An explosion was briefly visible on the Innospace webcast of its first Hanbit-Nano launch about 80 seconds after liftoff. Credit: Innospace webcast SANTA FE, N.M. — South Korean launch startup ...

Rocket experienced 'abnormal engine shutdown' Payload of satellites failed to reach orbit Launch failure comes as company explores possible IPO BEIJING, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Chinese commercial space ...

TOKYO, Dec 22 (Reuters) - A Japanese H3 rocket could not put a government-run QZS-5 navigation satellite into its intended orbit after engine trouble, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said on ...