Japan fails to launch a missile "H3"..and reveal the reason

JAXA said – as Japanese Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) reported today – that the rocket was carrying the satellite. "Michibeki No. 5" For the Japanese version of the Global Positioning System.

The eighth launch of the H3 missile

It showed that the missile was launched from the center of "Tanegashima" For the space located in the governorate "Kagoshima" In southwestern Japan, approximately before 11 am local time in the country.

The agency explained that the engine of the second stage of the missile stopped burning earlier than planned.

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

This and it was not possible to place the satellite in its specified orbit, explaining that the cause of the problem will be studied.

This is the second launch that ends in failure for the (H3) missile, after a failed attempt. Launching in March 2023.