A new test launch of the latest Japanese launch vehicle H3 ended in failure. According to Space. com, the engines of the second stage of the rocket did not turn on.

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H3 rocket lifted off from Tanegashima. Five minutes and 27 seconds after launch, the command was given to the rocket to separate the stage and ignite the second stage.. Just seven minutes into the flight, live launch commentators noticed that the rocket's speed was dropping and that the second stage engines had not ignited..

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Shortly thereafter, controllers gave the booster a command to self-destruct, completing a test flight.. “The command to destroy was transferred to the launch vehicle, because it was not possible to complete the mission,” JAXA noted..

This was the second attempt at the debut launch of H3. The previous one took place on February 16. Then the experts fixed a problem with the power supply of the first stage engines..

Along with the rocket, the Advanced Land Observing Satellite-3 (ALOS-3), also known as DAICHI-3, was destroyed en route to a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 669 km above the Earth.. It was designed to capture high resolution images of Japan and other regions..