The first aircraft of Japan's new flagship rocket H3, which is aimed to be launched next year, was released to the press for the first time at a factory in Aichi Prefecture.
The H3 rocket is being developed by JAXA = Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as Japan's new flagship rocket, and will be the successor to the H2A.
On the 23rd, at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries factory in Tobishima Village, Aichi Prefecture, the first and second stage aircraft, which had been manufactured and inspected, were released to the press for the first time.
The first and second stages are one size larger than the H2A, with a diameter of approximately 5.2 meters, improving launch capability.
In the first row, "JAPAN" is written in English, and we want to reduce the cost of one launch to about 5 billion yen, which is about half that of H2A, and connect it to orders for launches of overseas artificial satellites.
Due to a defect in the development of the H3 rocket, work is underway to review the design of a part of the new main engine, and in the future, the aircraft and engine will be tested at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, and next year It is supposed to be launched.
JAXA's Masashi Okada project manager said, "What we have been thinking has become a reality and we are feeling the power. We will continue to do big tests in the future, but we will do our best to make the launch successful. I want to. "