The solid-fuel rocket lifted off from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, at around 9:50 a.m., JAXA said. About 10 minutes after the launch, however, JAXA officials ...

After about 15 minutes, however, JAXA sent a self-destruct signal to the rocket based on the assessment that it was unlikely to fly safely. The H-3 was unable to put the Earth-observation ...