<div class="" data-article-body="true"><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.</i></p><figure class="relative mb-4"><div class="relative"><img alt=" A Japanese H3 rocket launches the Michibiki 5 navigation satellite from Tanegashima Space Center on Dec. 21, 2025. The rocket suffered a problem with its second stage, resulting in a failure. " loading="lazy" width="960" height="562" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="rounded-lg" style="color:transparent" src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/3ETkuEKQZlnPj9Nqp9a4rg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU2MjtjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/space_311/e750103e49356e5e35125febcaeb4067"><button aria-label="View larger image" class="group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent" data-ylk="elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;"><span class="absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none"><svg viewbox="0 0 22 22" aria-hidden="true" class="size-4 lg:size-6" width="22" height="22"><path d="M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z"></path></svg></span></button><dialog aria-label="Modal Dialog" aria-modal="true" class="fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden"></dialog></div><figcaption class="relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5"><div style="max-height:none;overflow:visible">Credit: JAXA</div></figcaption></figure><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">The seventh-ever mission of Japan's H3 rocket did not go according to plan.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">The <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/japans-h3-rocket-reaches-orbit-011149465.html" data-ylk="slk:H3;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link  yahoo-link"><u>H3</u></a> launched from <a href="https://www.space.com/34270-tanegashima-space-center.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Tanegashima Space Center;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><u>Tanegashima Space Center</u></a> on Sunday (Dec. 21) at 8:51 p.m. EST (0151 GMT and 10:51 a.m. local Japan time on Dec. 22), carrying a navigation satellite known as Michibiki 5, or QZS-5, aloft.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">"However, the second stage engine’s second ignition failed to start normally and shut down prematurely," officials with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (<a href="https://www.space.com/22672-japan-aerospace-exploration-agency.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:JAXA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><u>JAXA</u></a>) said in a <a href="https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2025/12/20251222-2_e.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:statement early Monay morning;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><u>statement early Monay morning</u></a> (Dec. 22). "As a result, QZS-5 could not be put into the planned orbit, and the launch failed."</p><figure class="relative mb-4"><div class="relative"><img alt="long-distance photo of a rocket launching into a cloudy blue sky with the ocean in the foreground" loading="lazy" width="960" height="565" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="rounded-lg" style="color:transparent" src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/vGAH51wdgs4AZv.qkIA_VA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU2NTtjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/space_311/e86df9736f91582bed871a7b96e50ea8"><button aria-label="View larger image" class="group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent" data-ylk="elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;"><span class="absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none"><svg viewbox="0 0 22 22" aria-hidden="true" class="size-4 lg:size-6" width="22" height="22"><path d="M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z"></path></svg></span></button><dialog aria-label="Modal Dialog" aria-modal="true" class="fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden"></dialog></div><figcaption class="relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5"><div style="max-height:none;overflow:visible">The H3 rises into the sky on Dec. 21, 2025. | Credit: JAXA</div></figcaption></figure><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">The 10,580-pound (4,800 kilograms) Michibiki 5 was supposed to be part of Japan's homegrown Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), a navigation network in geosynchronous orbit high above Earth.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">"This system is compatible with <a href="https://www.space.com/gps-what-is-it" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:GPS satellites;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><u>GPS satellites</u></a> and can be utilized with them in an integrated fashion," Japanese officials wrote in a <a href="https://qzss.go.jp/en/overview/services/sv02_why.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:description of the QZSS project;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><u>description of the QZSS project</u></a>.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">"QZSW can be used even in the Asia-Oceania regions with longitudes close to Japan, so its usage will be expanded to other countries in these regions as well," they added.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">The first QZSS satellite, a pathfinder, launched in September 2010. The system currently consists of four operational spacecraft, but Japan wants it to grow, as Sunday's unsuccessful launch shows. Indeed, the network will eventually <a href="https://www.gpsworld.com/the-status-of-qzss/#:~:text=On%20June%2012%2C%202024%2C%20the%20National%20Space,2030s.%20Figure%201%20System%20expansion%20of%20QZSS." rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:consist of 11 spacecraft;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><u>consist of 11 spacecraft</u></a>, if all goes according to plan.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">The two-stage H3 rocket was developed by JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It's the successor to the H-2A, a workhorse launcher that <a href="https://tech.yahoo.com/science/articles/japan-launches-gosat-gw-50th-165014388.html" data-ylk="slk:retired in June;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link  yahoo-link"><u>retired in June</u></a> after a quarter-century of orbital service.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">The H3 failed during its debut launch in March 2023 but bounced back with five consecutive successes — until Sunday night. JAXA has set up a task force headed by agency chief Hiroshi Yamakawa to help get to the bottom of the Michibiki 5 launch anomaly.</p><p class="mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words">"We would like to express our deepest apology to many people and entities, particularly those related to the QZS-5, local organizations and the public, who had high expectations for this project," JAXA officials wrote in Monday morning's update.</p></div>

A Japanese H3 rocket suffered an anomaly during the launch of a navigation satellite on Sunday night (Dec. 21), resulting in the loss of the spacecraft.

Japanese H3 rocket fails during launch of navigation satellite (video)

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