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Japan successfully launched its new H3 heavy launch vehicle into space on its second attempt of the morning, placing a full-size mock-up satellite and two operational microsatellites into
This was reported by Kyodo with reference to the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency JAXA, Ukrinform reports.
The rocket carrying the spacecraft took off at around 9:22 a.m. local time (2:22 a.m. Kiev time) from the Tanegashima Space Center on the southeastern coast of the island of the same name in Kagoshima Prefecture.
This launch was planned for Thursday but was postponed shortly before launch due to adverse weather forecasts.
The new H3 launch vehicle will replace the current main Japanese H2A rocket and will be able to deliver cargo to the International Space Station and the future Gateway orbital outpost in lunar orbit, planned to be built as part of the US-led Artemis. space program (Artemis).
During the current launch, JAXA planned to verify the rocket’s ability to control its position and place satellites in designated orbits.
It was reported that the layout of the satellite corresponded to the weight and dimensions of the object mounted on the first H3 rocket, which was attempted to be launched last March. Then, due to the failure of the second stage engine a few minutes after launch, the rocket was destroyed by initiating a self-destruct protocol.
Rocket No. 2, launched on Saturday, has an improved ignition system, and JAXA has already confirmed that the second stage engine was properly ignited and ignited five minutes after launch as planned.
The agency also confirmed that the rocket successfully launched one of the microsatellites into the planned Earth orbit. Data on the deployment of the second microsatellite and the disposition of the large spacecraft are being verified.
The H3 rocket is a two-stage, liquid-fueled rocket that can carry 1.3 times the power of the current H2A at half the launch cost. Development of the H3 took nine years and cost JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries approximately $1.5 billion.
H3 is expected to provide Japan with uninterrupted access to space and gain a foothold in the fast-growing, competitive satellite launch business.
SpaceX launched a new batch of 22 Starlink internet satellites on Friday, Ukrinform reported.
Photo: “Kyodo”
Source: Ukrinform
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