JAXA = Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is making adjustments to launch again on the 6th of this month for the first unit of Japan's new main rocket "H3" whose launch was canceled last month.
The first H3 was scheduled to be launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 10:37 a.m. on the 17th of last month. was not sent and the launch was aborted.
According to JAXA, after the combustion of the main engine started just before the launch, an abnormality occurred inside the device that supplies power to the device that adjusts the combustion. We are investigating the cause in detail, focusing on the electrical system between and ground equipment.
On the other hand, he said that there was no damage to the airframe, including the auxiliary rocket, ground equipment, and the satellite on board, and that he would launch again by the 10th of this month, which is the preliminary launch period, but on the 6th of this month. I learned from interviews with people involved that they are making adjustments to launch it again.
The H3 is Japan's first large-scale launch vehicle to be developed in about 30 years. The first launch was originally scheduled for fiscal 2020, but has been postponed due to difficulties in developing a new main engine. rice field.