Japan’s first missile mission has been suspended after a thruster failure

The solid boosters of the Japanese H3 rocket did not work. The mission was to launch an Earth observation satellite, but was put on hold after the accident.

Japan attempted the first launch of its H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center on Thursday. The vehicle was intended to carry an Earth observation satellite into space during the flight test, but the mission ended up being suspended due to a failure of the spacecraft’s thrusters. rocket.

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The launch countdown ended at 10:37 PM ET, and steps toward the mission appeared to be going smoothly. The LE-9 engines, responsible for powering the rocket’s center stage, fired, but the solid boosters did not.

🚀 The first H3 rocket will be launched from the Tanegashima Space Center on Friday, February 17, around 9:45am JST. Watch live here: https://t.co/Aiv8jS0oHw#MHIGroup #MoveTheWorldForward pic.twitter.com/A5xVjcRV6P

—Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (@MHI_Group) February 16, 2023

As a result, the rocket remained on the ground, without receiving any damage. It is not yet known why the failure occurred and the Japanese space agency JAXA will investigate what happened. The mission would carry Advanced Land Observing Satellite-3 (ALOS-3) into space, which would

low earth orbit

and could identify structures up to 80cm above the surface.

The H3 rocket is being developed by JAXA in collaboration with Japanese automaker Mitsubishi, and the outcome of the mission indicates that the vehicle should take slightly longer to reach space. Work on the rocket lasted a decade and was designed to replace the H-IIA currently used by the country.

The idea is that the H3 will be used in government and commercial satellite launches, and will also serve to deliver supplies to the International Space Station. Thus, the H3 rocket could help Japan have more independence in its space launches, with half the costs represented by H-IIA launches.

You can see the full mission broadcast below:

Source: JAXA extension

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