The H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki 6 satellite lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center on a southwestern Japanese island. Everything went smoothly and the satellite successfully separated ...

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The launch from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture marked the H3's fourth consecutive successful launch. The rocket carried the Michibiki No. 6 satellite into its planned orbit ...