Japan’s space agency, JAXA, successfully launches and lands a reusable rocket prototype on a test flight, according to multiple reports. The vehicle is launched from JAXA’s test site in Noshiro, in Akita Prefecture. During the flight, the prototype climbs to a height of about 10 metres (around 33 feet). After reaching that altitude, it returns and lands, demonstrating controlled descent and landing capability. One outlet reports the flight lasts about 40 seconds, while the others focus on the launch, altitude, and landing outcomes without giving the same duration. All sources describe the event as a successful demonstration of a prototype reusable rocket, using a short, suborbital-style test rather than an orbital mission. The reports do not indicate that the vehicle carries out a satellite deployment or reaches orbit, but instead emphasize the key milestone of landing the rocket after launch from the designated JAXA facility in Noshiro.