Japan’s H3 suffers second-stage anomaly, QZS-5 satellite lost

HELSINKI — Japan’s flagship H3 rocket suffered an issue with its second stage late Sunday resulting in the loss of the Michibiki 5 (QZS-5) navigation satellite.

The H3 rocket lifted off at 8:51 p.m. Eastern Dec. 22 (0151 UTC, Dec….

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