Japan has launched a navigation satellite on its flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a precise positioning system of its own. The H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki 6 successfully lifted off Sunday from the Tanegashima Space Center on a southwestern Japanese island. Everything went as planned, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.
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Everything went smoothly and the satellite successfully separated from the rocket as planned about 29 minutes after the liftoff, said Makoto Arita, H3 project manager for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA.Japan currently has the quasi-zenith satellite system, or QZSS, with four satellites for a regional navigation system that first went into operation in 2018. The Michibiki 6 will be the fifth of its network.
Michibiki’s signals are used to supplement American GPS and will further improve positioning data for smartphones, car and maritime navigation and drones. Japan plans to launch two more navigation satellites to have a seven-satellite system by March 2026 in order to have a more precise global positioning capability without relying on foreign services, including the U.S., according to the Japan Science and Technology Agency. By the late 2030s, Japan plans to have an 11-satellite network.
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