JAXA Announces Launch of New Rocket

January 2, 2024 June 1, 2024

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced that the second unit of its new main rocket, called "H3," will be launched from the Tanegashima Space Center on February 15, 2024. The first unit of H3 encountered a launch failure in March 2022 due to an engine ignition failure. H3 is the successor to H2A and is being jointly developed by JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It is designed to transport Japan's artificial satellites and meet the demand for commercial satellite launches worldwide. H3 aims to reduce launch costs, targeting approximately 5 billion yen, half of H2A's cost, under certain conditions.

Japanese

JAXAが新型しんがたロケットの打ち上げうちあげを発表はっぴょう

日本にほん航空こうくう宇宙うちゅう研究けんきゅう開発かいはつ機構きこう（JAXA）は28日にち、新型しんがた主力しゅりょくロケット「H3」の2号ごう機きを2024年ねん2月がつ15日にちに種子島たねがしま宇宙うちゅうセンターから打うち上あげると発表はっぴょうした。H3の1号ごう機きは2022年ねん3月がつにエンジンの点火てんかに失敗しっぱいし、打うち上あげが失敗しっぱいした経緯けいいがある。H3はH2Aの後継機こうけいきであり、JAXAと三菱みつびし重工業じゅうこうぎょうが共同きょうどうで開発かいはつしており、国くにの人工じんこう衛星えいせいの輸送ゆそうだけでなく、商業しょうぎょう衛星えいせいの需要じゅようにも対応たいおうすることが期待きたいされている。H3の打うち上あげ費用ひようは比較的ひかくてき安やすく、H2Aの半額はんがくとなる50億円おくえんを目指めざしている。

Words

Japanese	Hiragana	English
日本航空宇宙研究開発機構（JAXA）	にほんこうくううちゅうけんきゅうかいはつきこう（JAXA）	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
新型主力ロケット「H3」	しんがたしゅりょくろけっと「H3」	New main rocket "H3"
2号機	にごうき	Second unit
2024年2月15日	2024ねん2がつ15にち	February 15, 2024
種子島宇宙センター	たねこじまうちゅうせんたー	Tanegashima Space Center
打ち上げ	うちあげ	Launch
1号機	いちごうき	First unit
2022年3月	2022ねん3がつ	March 2022
エンジンの点火に失敗	えんじんのてんかにしっぱい	Failure in engine ignition
失敗	しっぱい	Failure
H2A	えいちつーえー	H-IIA
後継機	こうけいき	Successor machine
JAXAと三菱重工業	JAXAとみつびしじゅうこうぎょう	JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
共同で開発	きょうどうでかいはつ	Developed jointly
国の人工衛星	くにのじんこうえいせい	National artificial satellite
商業衛星	しょうぎょうえいせい	Commercial satellite
需要	じゅよう	Demand
打ち上げ費用	うちあげひよう	Launch cost
低廉	ていれん	Inexpensive
一定条件下	いっていじょうけんか	Under certain conditions
半額	はんがく	Half price
約50億円	やくごじゅうおくえん	Approximately 5 billion yen

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