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Japan H3 rocket fails, destruct command issued
By Agence France-Presse
Mar 07, 2023 11:06 am

JAPAN'S next-generation H3 rocket failed after liftoff on Tuesday, with the space agency issuing a destruct command after concluding the mission could not succeed.

The failure is a blow for Japan's space agency JAXA, after the rocket failed to even lift off on its first try last month.

Japan's next generation H3 rocket, carrying the advanced optical satellite Daichi 3, lifts up into the sky shortly after leaving the launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan on March 7, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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