Japan launches cost-efficient H3 rocket in first flight of 30 configuration
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Japan successfully launched the H3 rocket from Tanegashima Space Center, marking the first flight of the H3’s 30 configuration, a booster-free, lower-cost variant powered by three LE-9 engines; the liftoff resumed flights after a December failure, with the rocket reaching its target orbit about 16 minutes later.
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