Japanese H3 rocket fails during launch of navigation satellite
Record
| Company | JAXA |
| Industry | Defense / space |
| Type(s) | mission-loss |
| Date | 22 Dec 2025 (day precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | Japan |
| Severity | (serious injury, total loss, or grounding) |
| Scale | not documented |
| Confidence | high |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
JAXA's H3 rocket suffered a second-stage/payload fairing separation anomaly, resulting in the loss of the QZS-5 navigation satellite.
Primary source
Publisher: Space.com / Asahi · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 2025 | Japanese H3 rocket fails during launch of navigation satellite | Space.com / Asahi | Space.com / Asahi |
Defense / space context
mission-loss context
JAXA industry position
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