Japanese H3 rocket launches 10,800-pound navigation satellite toward high Earth orbit

Japan's H3 rocket will fly for the ninth time ever this afternoon (Aug. 10), and you can watch the action live.The H3 is scheduled to lift off from Tanegashima Space Center today during an hour-long window that opens at 3:23 p.m. EDT (1923 GMT; 4:23 a.m. on Aug. 11 local time), carrying the Michibiki 7 navigation satellite aloft.You can watch it live here at Space.com courtesy of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency or directly via JAXA. Coverage will start about an hour before launch.A closeu