The launch of the Japanese H3 rocket was aborted after two solid boosters failed to ignite
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Japan's first powerful H3 rocket was aborted Thursday night. A test flight from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center was intended to send an Earth observation satellite into orbit. However, it seems that the new Japanese rocket will have to wait a little longer to get into space. JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) tweeted: “The live broadcast of the first H3 launch vehicle (#H3 TF1) carrying Advanced Land Observing Satellite-3 (ALOS-3) has just started. Join us on our JAXAChannel!"
They also shared a link to their live stream. The $1.5 billion H3 rocket mission was jointly developed by JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the successor to the H-2A rocket that is due to be phased out after 50 years, the AP reported.
JAXA's H3
rocket was aborted.
Rocket H3
was able to fly to T-0 at 20:37EST (10:37 a.m. Japan time, February 17) However, the mission was aborted because its two solid rocket boosters failed to fire, according to a live stream provided by JAXA.
They also stated that they confirmed the situation."We will investigate the cause as soon as possible and do everything in our power to try again," said JAXA Head of Mission Masashi Okada. He didn't give a specific timeline, but said he hopes to fix the problem and make another launch attempt before the current launch window closes on March 10. On Twitter, Manu Vamsi wrote: "#ABORT #SPACE Japan H3 rocket aborted its first launch just before launch."
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