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SUMMARY:INAUGURAL LAUNCH OF JAPAN'S H3 ROCKET\, Mar 6\, 2023\, Tanegashima\, Japan\, 8:37 pm ET (Mar 7\, 10:37 am JST)
DESCRIPTION:Update\, March 4:  The launch has been rescheduled for March 7 at the same time\, 10:37:55-10:44:15 am JST\, which is March 6\, 8:37-8:44 pm EST.  (This is another one day slip.  As of yesterday\, it was scheduled for March 6 JST\, but the weather was not forecast to be conducive for launch\, so they will wait until March 7 JST. Additional backup dates are on March 8\, 9\, and 10 JST.) \nJAXA confirms it will be livestreamed\, starting about 1 hour before launch. \nUpdate\, February 16\, 8:40 pm ET:  The launch was scrubbed an instant before liftoff. Initial report was that the main engine ignited as planned at T-6 seconds\, but at the time of liftoff the side boosters\, SRB-3\, did not and computers terminated the launch sequence. \nUpdate\, February 15: The launch time is the same as before. Window is open February 17 from 10:37:55-10:44:15 am JST\, which is February 16 8:37:55-8:44:15 pm EST. \nUpdate February 13\, 11:00 pm ET: The launch has been postponed to Friday\, February 17 JST (Thursday\, February 16 EST) due to weather.  The launch time was not announced\, but the livestream will begin at 7:45 pm EST on February 16\, which is 15 minutes earlier than previously announced. \n\nLive stream of #H3/ALOS-3 launch will start around 9:45 a.m. JST (UTC+9) on Feb 17.https://t.co/qgcGw1Q0cJ \n— JAXA(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (@JAXA_en) February 14\, 2023 \n \nUpdate\, February 13: The launch will be livestreamed on YouTube per JAXA beginning at 10:00 am JST February 15 (February 14\, 8:00 pm EST). \n\nCORRECTION: The broadcast start time is around 10:00 (JST)/1:00 (UTC) on Feb 15.\nPlease keep the correct time in your schedule! https://t.co/D5Fsop8pLv \n— JAXA(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (@JAXA_en) February 13\, 2023 \n \nUpdate\, February 9:  The launch is still planned for February 15\, 10:37-10:44 am JST (February 14\, 8:37-8:44 pm EST)\, but they continue to monitor the weather. \n\nJAXA’s first H3 Launch vehicle carrying the Advanced Land Observing Satellite-3\, “DAICHI-3” (ALOS-3)\, has been rescheduled to launch on 2/15\, 10:37-10:44 a.m. JST (2/14\, 8:37-8:44 p.m. EST). JAXA will continue to monitor launch conditions and will update if anything changes. \n— JAXA Washington DC (@jaxa_wdc) February 9\, 2023 \n\nUpdate\, February 6:  JAXA reports that the launch has been postponed to February 15 JST\, time to be announced. (Could be February 14 EST.) \nOriginal Entry: The inaugural launch of Japan’s H3 rocket is scheduled for no earlier than February 12\, 2023 at 10:37:55 am Japan Standard Time\, which is 01:37:55 UTC\, or February 11\, 8:37:55 pm EST\, from Tanegashima\, Japan. The window is open that day through 10:44:15 am JST. \nThe reserved launch dates are February 12-February 28\, so the date could change. \nThe rocket will launch Japan’s Advanced Land Observing Satellite-3\, ALOS-3\, also known as Daichi-3. \nThe H3 rocket\, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries\,  will replace MHI’s H-IIA and H-IIB.
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