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Japan successfully launches H3 rocket carrying positioning satellite
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Japan Wire by Kyodo News
TANEGASHIMA, Japan - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Tuesday successfully launched an H3 rocket and put a positioning satellite into orbit, marking the second successful launch in a row of Japan's flagship rocket after a failure last December.
The H3 rocket No.
7 positioning satellite, part of the country's Quasi-Zenith Satellite System used to provide location information for smartphones and vehicle navigation.
5 on an H3 rocket but failed to put the satellite into orbit, delaying a subsequent launch for the No.7 positioning satellite that had been planned for February.
8 rocket in December, JAXA scrambled to fix an issue and succeeded in launching another H3 rocket in June, putting multiple miniature satellites into orbit.