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Institute of Space and Aeronautical Sci

Institute of Space and Aeronautical Sci (Ucyu Koku Kenkyujyo) conducted 35 orbital launches and owned 35 payloads in the GCAT catalog.

JapanTokyo · KomabaGCAT code ISAS

Payloads owned, by decade

412874

1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s

Payloads by mission type

Space science8

Astronomy7

Deep space6

Technology5

Main programs

Tansei4EXOS4ASTRO4MUSES4Mu Early3ISAS Planet3L-4S1CORSA1SOLAR1Geotail1

Best-known spacecraft

26 shown

Spacecraft	Launched	Owner	Country	Mission type	Status
Hayabusa2003-019A	May 9, 2003	ISAS	Japan	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Ohsumi1970-011A	Feb 11, 1970	ISAS	Japan	Technology	Reentered attached to another object
Nozomi1998-041A	Jul 3, 1998	ISAS	Japan	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Suisei1985-073A	Aug 18, 1985	ISAS	Japan	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
HITEN1990-007A	Jan 24, 1990	ISAS	Japan	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Yohkoh1991-062A	Aug 30, 1991	ISAS	Japan	Astronomy	Reentered (orbital decay)
Sakigake1985-001A	Jan 7, 1985	ISAS	Japan	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Tenma1983-011A	Feb 20, 1983	ISAS	Japan	Astronomy	Reentered (orbital decay)
HALCA1997-005A	Feb 12, 1997	ISAS	Japan	Astronomy	In orbit
Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics1993-011A	Feb 20, 1993	ISAS	Japan	Astronomy	Reentered (orbital decay)
Hinotori1981-017A	Feb 21, 1981	ISAS	Japan	Astronomy	Reentered (orbital decay)
Ginga1987-012A	Feb 5, 1987	ISAS	Japan	Astronomy	Reentered (orbital decay)
Hakucho1979-014A	Feb 21, 1979	ISAS	Japan	Astronomy	Reentered (orbital decay)
Geotail1992-044A	Jul 24, 1992	ISAS	Japan	Space science	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Kyokko1978-014A	Feb 4, 1978	ISAS	Japan	Space science	In orbit
Akebono1989-016A	Feb 21, 1989	ISAS	Japan	Space science	Reentered (orbital decay)
Tansei1971-011A	Feb 16, 1971	ISAS	Japan	Technology	In orbit
Denpa1972-064A	Aug 19, 1972	ISAS	Japan	Space science	Reentered (orbital decay)
Taiyo (satellite)1975-014A	Feb 24, 1975	ISAS	Japan	Space science	Reentered (orbital decay)
Jikiken1978-087A	Sep 16, 1978	ISAS	Japan	Space science	Reentered (orbital decay)
Shinsei1971-080A	Sep 28, 1971	ISAS	Japan	Space science	In orbit
Ohzora1984-015A	Feb 14, 1984	ISAS	Japan	Space science	Reentered (orbital decay)
Tansei 21974-008A	Feb 16, 1974	ISAS	Japan	Technology	Reentered (orbital decay)
Tansei 31977-012A	Feb 19, 1977	ISAS	Japan	Technology	In orbit
Tansei 41980-015A	Feb 17, 1980	ISAS	Japan	Technology	Reentered (orbital decay)
Hagoromo1990-007B	Jan 24, 1990	ISAS	Japan	Deep space	Left for deep space attached to another object

Launches conducted

35 launches

Date	Mission	Rocket	Spaceport	Payloads	Outcome
Sep 22, 2006	SOLAR-B2006-041	M-V	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	3	Success
Feb 21, 2006	ASTRO-F2006-005	M-V	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	3	Success
Jul 10, 2005	ASTRO-E22005-025	M-V	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	2	Success
May 9, 2003	MUSES C2003-019	M-V	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	3	Success
Feb 10, 2000	ASTRO E2000-U01	M-V	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Failure
Jul 3, 1998	Planet B1998-041	M-V	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Success
Feb 12, 1997	MUSES-B1997-005	M-V	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Success
Jan 15, 1995	EXPRESS1995-U01	Mu-3S-II	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	2	Failure · 0.4
Feb 20, 1993	ASTRO-D1993-011	Mu-3S-II	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Success
Aug 30, 1991	SOLAR-A1991-062	Mu-3S-II	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Success
Jan 24, 1990	MUSES-A1990-007	Mu-3S-II	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	2	Success
Feb 21, 1989	EXOS-D1989-016	Mu-3S-II	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Success
Feb 5, 1987	ASTRO-C1987-012	Mu-3S-II	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Success
Aug 18, 1985	PLANET-A1985-073	Mu-3S-II	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Success
Jan 7, 1985	MS-T51985-001	Mu-3S-II	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Success
Feb 14, 1984	EXOS-C1984-015	Mu-3S	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Partial · 0.9
Feb 20, 1983	ASTRO-B1983-011	Mu-3S	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Success
Feb 21, 1981	ASTRO-A1981-017	Mu-3S	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Success
Feb 17, 1980	MS-T41980-015	Mu-3S	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Success
Feb 21, 1979	CORSA-b1979-014	Mu-3C	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Success
Sep 16, 1978	EXOS-B1978-087	Mu-3H	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Success
Feb 4, 1978	EXOS-A1978-014	Mu-3H	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Success
Feb 19, 1977	MS-T31977-012	Mu-3H	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Success
Feb 4, 1976	CORSA1976-F01	Mu-3C	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Failure
Feb 24, 1975	SRATS1975-014	Mu-3C	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Success
Feb 16, 1974	MS-T21974-008	Mu-3C	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Success
Aug 19, 1972	REXS1972-064	Mu-4S	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Success
Sep 28, 1971	MS-F21971-080	Mu-4S	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Success
Feb 16, 1971	MS-T11971-011	Mu-4S	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Success
Sep 25, 1970	MS-F11970-F08	Mu-4S	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Failure
Feb 11, 1970	L-4S-51970-011	Lambda 4S	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Success
Sep 22, 1969	L-4S-41969-F13	Lambda 4S	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Failure
Apr 13, 1967	L-4S-31967-F03	Lambda 4S	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Failure
Dec 20, 1966	L-4S-21966-F13	Lambda 4S	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Failure
Sep 26, 1966	L-4S-11966-F10	Lambda 4S	Uchinoura (Kagoshima)	1	Failure

Source: GCAT organizations database, launch list and payload catalog, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).