{"id":246220,"date":"2023-08-28T09:41:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T13:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=304424"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:22:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:22:54","slug":"japan-delays-its-first-rocket-to-the-moon-these-are-the-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/japan-delays-its-first-rocket-to-the-moon-these-are-the-reasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan’s Lunar Ambitions Face Delay: Debut Moon Rocket Launch Pushed Back, Here’s Why"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Japan will have to wait a little longer to reach the Moon<\/strong>. This Monday, August 28th, the Japanese space agency had planned the launch of a rocket that would carry the country’s first spacecraft to land on the Moon<\/a><\/strong>. However, the launch was suspended early in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n

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What was the reason? The wind<\/strong>, plain and simple. Despite the H-IIA<\/strong> rocket, created by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)<\/strong>, having a launch success rate of 98%, the atmospheric wind conditions were not conducive for takeoff, forcing its suspension just 27 minutes before<\/strong> the scheduled launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“High-altitude winds affected our launch limitation\u2026 that had been set to ensure that there were no impacts from debris falling outside the pre-announced zones,” said Tatsuru Tokunaga<\/strong>, head of MHI’s H-IIA launch unit, in a statement quoted by Reuters<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As explained by Michio Kawakami<\/strong>, the head of safety at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)<\/strong>, strong winds of nearly 108 km\/h<\/strong> were observed at altitudes between 5,000 and 15,000 meters just before the launch, caused by several typhoons near Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of now, a new launch date for the Japanese rocket has not been set, although it won’t take place until at least Thursday, according to Tokunaga, because certain mandatory processes, such as refueling<\/strong>, need to be carried out.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Both MHI and JAXA are aiming for September 15<\/strong> as a possible new date, although this could change again depending on the weather conditions. The upcoming launch, which will be the 47th launch of the H-IIA<\/strong> by Japan, had already been postponed a couple of times last week due to poor weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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