The country’s space agency said it successfully launched a navigation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a more precise location positioning system of its own.

日本宇宙航空研究开发机构JAXA于近日成功实施了一项重要太空任务，利用H3运载火箭将一颗关键导航卫星送入了预定轨道。

日本宇宙航空研究开发机构（JAXA）2日发射一枚H3运载火箭，将该国准天顶导航系统的一颗卫星成功送入预定轨道。该机构在社交媒体发布的视频显示，当地时间2日17时30分（北京时间16时30分），H3运载火箭5号机从日本南部鹿儿岛县种子岛宇宙中心升空。约半个小时后，火箭将准天顶导航系统的“引路”6号卫星送入距地面约3.6万公里的地球同步轨道。

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