Blastoff! Japan’s H3 rocket launches military communications satellite November 5, 2024 Mary Future Space Exploration Future Space Japan’s H3 rocket launched the Kirameki 3 military communications satellite (aka DSN-3) from Tanegashima Space Center on Nov. 4, 2024 at 1:48 a.m. EST (0548 GMT; 3:48 p.m. local Japan time). Credit VideoFromSpace