Japan has launched a navigation satellite on its flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a precise positioning system ...

Japan launched a navigation satellite early Sunday morning (Feb. 2), the nation's first liftoff of 2025. An H3 rocket ...

Japan successfully launched the Michibiki 6 navigation satellite aboard an H3 rocket, further advancing its QZSS network.

Japan on Sunday launched a navigation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a more precise ...

Japan's flagship H3 rocket put a key component of Japan's satellite navigation program to eventually wean the nation off its ...

The Space Systems Command said Tuesday Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite 6, or QZS-6, carried a U.S. space domain awareness ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad Japan currently has the quasi-zenith satellite system, or QZSS, with four satellites for a regional navigation system that first went into operation ...

Japan currently has the quasi-zenith satellite system, or QZSS, with four satellites for a regional navigation system that first went into operation in 2018. The Michibiki 6 will be the fifth of ...

5, carrying the Quasi-Zenith Satellite "Michibiki No. 6," lifts off at a launch pad in Tanegashima Space Center in Tanegashima, southern Japan, Sunday Feb. 2, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) ...

Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency successfully launched the Michibiki 6 satellite on the new H3 rocket, enhancing its regional navigation system. This marks Japan's step towards an 11-satellite ...