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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Ucyu Koku Kenkyu Kaihatsu Kikou) conducted 21 orbital launches and owned 57 payloads in the GCAT catalog.

JapanTokyo · ChofuGCAT code JAXA

Payloads owned, by decade

172218
2000s2010s2020s

Payloads by mission type

Technology10
Human spaceflight10
Deep space5
Optical imaging4
Earth science4
Communications3
Astronomy2
Meteorology1

Main programs

HTV10NASDA RS8JAXA Tech4JAXA Plan3JAXA CTS2JAXA PlanSS2JAXA SDS2ASTRO2Kibo ORU2GMS1LDREX1ETS1

Best-known spacecraft

44 shown
SpacecraftLaunchedOwnerCountryMission typeStatus
SELENE2007-039ASep 14, 2007JAXAJapanDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Akatsuki2010-020DMay 20, 2010JAXAJapanDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Smart Lander for Investigating Moon2023-137DSep 6, 2023JAXAJapanDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
IKAROS2010-020EMay 20, 2010JAXAJapanTechnologyLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite2009-002AJan 23, 2009JAXAJapanEarth scienceIn orbit
Hitomi2016-012AFeb 17, 2016JAXAJapanAstronomyIn orbit
Martian Moons eXploration2026-236AOct 19, 2026JAXAJapan——
ALOS2006-002AJan 24, 2006JAXAJapanOptical imagingIn orbit
X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission2023-137ASep 6, 2023JAXAJapanAstronomyIn orbit
HTV-12009-048ASep 10, 2009JAXAJapanHuman spaceflightGrappled by another object
WINDS2008-007AFeb 23, 2008JAXAJapanCommunicationsIn orbit
Kounotori 32012-038AJul 21, 2012JAXAJapanHuman spaceflightGrappled by another object
Kounotori 22011-003AJan 22, 2011JAXAJapanHuman spaceflightGrappled by another object
Kounotori 82019-062ASep 24, 2019JAXAJapanHuman spaceflightGrappled by another object
Kounotori 92020-030AMay 20, 2020JAXAJapanHuman spaceflightGrappled by another object
Kounotori 42013-040AAug 3, 2013JAXAJapanHuman spaceflightGrappled by another object
Kounotori 52015-038AAug 19, 2015JAXAJapanHuman spaceflightGrappled by another object
Kounotori 62016-076ADec 9, 2016JAXAJapanHuman spaceflightGrappled by another object
Kounotori 72018-073ASep 22, 2018JAXAJapanHuman spaceflightGrappled by another object
OICETS2005-031AAug 23, 2005JAXAJapanCommunicationsIn orbit
HTV-X12025-241AOct 26, 2025JAXAJapanHuman spaceflightGrappled by another object
ALOS-22014-029AMay 24, 2014JAXAJapanOptical imagingIn orbit
Super Low Altitude Test Satellite2017-082BDec 23, 2017JAXAJapanTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)
GOSAT 22018-084BOct 29, 2018JAXAJapanEarth scienceIn orbit
Kiku-82006-059ADec 18, 2006JAXAJapanCommunicationsIn orbit
Shizuku2012-025AMay 17, 2012JAXAJapanEarth scienceIn orbit
LDREX 22006-043COct 13, 2006JAXAJapanTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)
SDS-12009-002FJan 23, 2009JAXAJapanTechnologyIn orbit
Michibiki 12010-045ASep 11, 2010JAXAJapanNavigationRenamed
SDS-42012-025CMay 17, 2012JAXAJapanTechnologyRenamed
Shikisai2017-082ADec 23, 2017JAXAJapanOptical imagingIn orbit
RAPIS-12019-003AJan 18, 2019JAXAJapanTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)
ALOS-42024-123AJul 1, 2024JAXAJapanOptical imagingIn orbit
MTSat-1R2005-006AFeb 26, 2005JAXAJapanMeteorologyIn orbit
Ouna2007-039CSep 14, 2007JAXAJapanDeep spaceLeft for deep space attached to another object
RAISE-22021-102CNov 9, 2021JAXAJapanTechnologyIn orbit
RAISE-42025-297BDec 14, 2025JAXAJapanTechnologyIn orbit
Okina2007-039BSep 14, 2007JAXAJapanDeep spaceLeft for deep space attached to another object
Inter-orbit Communication System-Exposed Facility1998-067RJJul 15, 2009JAXAJapanTechnologyAttached to another object
DCAM-22010-020May 20, 2010JAXAJapan—Escaped to another body, attached
DCAM-12010-020May 20, 2010JAXAJapan—Escaped to another body, attached
Mio2018-080COct 20, 2018JAXAJapan—Escaped to another body, attached
OMOTENASHI2022-156DNov 16, 2022JAXAJapan—Flyby
EQUULEUS2022-156ENov 16, 2022JAXAJapan—Flyby

Launches conducted

21 launches
DateMissionRocketSpaceportPayloadsOutcome
Oct 19, 2026MMX2026-236H3-24LTanegashima5Success
Aug 10, 2026QZS 72026-182H3-22STanegashima1Success
Jun 12, 2026VEP-52026-132H3-30STanegashima9Success
Dec 22, 2025QZS 52025-U06H3-22STanegashima1Failure · 0.2
Oct 26, 2025HTV-X12025-241H3-24WTanegashima8Success
Feb 2, 2025QZS 62025-023H3-22STanegashima1Success
Nov 4, 2024DSN 32024-198H3-22STanegashima1Success
Jul 1, 2024ALOS 42024-123H3-22STanegashima1Success
Feb 17, 2024VEP-42024-032H3-22STanegashima3Success
Mar 7, 2023ALOS 32023-F03H3-22STanegashima1Failure
Oct 12, 2022RAISE-32022-F04EpsilonUchinoura (Kagoshima)9Failure
Nov 9, 2021RAISE-22021-102EpsilonUchinoura (Kagoshima)11Success
Jan 18, 2019RAPIS2019-003EpsilonUchinoura (Kagoshima)8Success
Feb 3, 2018TRICOM-1R2018-016SS-520Uchinoura (Kagoshima)1Success
Jan 17, 2018ASNARO 22018-007EpsilonUchinoura (Kagoshima)1Success
Jan 14, 2017TRICOM-12017-F01SS-520Uchinoura (Kagoshima)1Failure
Dec 20, 2016ERG2016-080EpsilonUchinoura (Kagoshima)1Success
Sep 14, 2013SPRINT-A2013-049EpsilonUchinoura (Kagoshima)1Success
Jul 21, 2012HTV 32012-038H-IIBTanegashima6Success
Jan 22, 2011HTV 22011-003H-IIBTanegashima1Success
Sep 10, 2009HTV 1 Gijutso jissho-ki2009-048H-IIBTanegashima1Success

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