Japan launching military communications satellite early Nov. 4 on 4th flight of H3 rocket Japan plans to launch the Kirameki 3 military communications satellite Monday morning (Nov. 4), on the fourth-ever flight of the country's H3 rocket. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yUfm9KShGYMnomWgUtqnoZ.jpg https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/japan-launching-military-communications-satellite-early-nov-4-on-4th-flight-of-h3-rocket