A nasty weather forecast at the Tanegashima Space Center has forced the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to postpone the 7th unit launch of the agency’s H3 liquid fuel rocket—the new launch date and time have yet to be determined.
According to JAXA, strong winds and heavy rain are expected to continue around Tanegashima, with weather conditions unlikely to improve until at least Thursday.
This is an important launch for JAXA as the No. 7 H3 rocket is carrying the first unit of their new, HTV-X space station resupply vehicle which will deliver supplies and other cargo to the International Space Station (ISS).
The rocket is to be launched from JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center on the island of Tanegashima in Kagoshima Prefecture.