In Japan, a private company’s satellite launch failed with the launch vehicle exploding.
Shortly after the launch of the Cairo carrier rocket, it self-destructed.
The reason is not yet known.
Tokyo-based Space One wanted to be the first private company to send a satellite into orbit from Japan’s commercial spaceport Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in western Wakayama Prefecture. The reason for the failed launch is being investigated, it said.
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In contrast, Japan’s state space agency Jaxa recently successfully launched the new H3 carrier rocket after an initial failure. The rocket lifted off from Japan’s state-owned Tanegashima spaceport last month with a dummy satellite and two tiny satellites on board. With the restart, the space agency Jaxa wanted to dispel doubts about the reliability of the new launch vehicle.
The H3 is the successor to the reliable H2A rocket and Japan’s first new development of its own large launch vehicle in around 30 years. The H3 is considered more powerful, cheaper and safer than the H2A.
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