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JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announced plans to launch the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System Michibiki No. 7 on February 1, 2026, using the H3 rocket No. 9.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries successfully launched its H3 rocket on 2024-02-16, following a failed inaugural launch nearly a year earlier.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries completed its investigation into the failed inaugural H3 launch in March and defined corrective actions, some of which were applied to the H-2A launch vehicle that successfully launched on 2023-09-06.
Participants on the panel, including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and China Great Wall Industry Corporation, are developing new generations of launch vehicles.