Tokyo, July 1 (Reporter) The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched on Monday its new H3 flagship rocket with the Daichi-4 (ALOS-4) satellite on board. The launch was originally scheduled for June 30, but was postponed due to adverse weather conditions. The rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. The maiden launch of the H3 type rocket took place in March 2023, also from the Tanegashima Space Center, but 14 minutes after the start, the vehicle was ordered to self-destroy after its second-stage engine failed to respond. The second launch was successfully conducted in February. The H3 is a two-stage liquid-fueled rocket expected to replace the H2A currently in use. The H3 is capable of carrying 1.3 times more cargo than the H2A, and its launch costs are half that of the H2A. JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries began development of the new rocket nine years ago at a cost of 200 billion yen ($1.5 billion). The H3 is considered the first new development of a large rocket in Japan in about 30 years...////...