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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

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宇宙航空研究開発機構

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's national space agency responsible for research, technology development, and launching satellites into orbit. JAXA engages in missions for space science, lunar and planetary exploration, and human spaceflight, including the development of the Japanese Experiment Module (Kibo) on the International Space Station. The agency collaborates with international partners like NASA and ESA on projects such as the Artemis Program and Earth observation dashboards. JAXA's activities also include aeronautical research and development of space transportation systems.

gov civilFounded 2003
History · 1 eventOct 1, 2003 · NASDA, NAL, and ISAS merge to form JAXA
Chofu, Tokyo, Japan
www.jaxa.jp
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In March 2023, SKY Perfect JSAT was selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency as a service provider of the Near-Earth Tracking and Control Network.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0May 9, 2023SKY Perfect JSAT and KSAT to Provide Ground Station Services

NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, the European Space Agency, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency had previously agreed to operate the International Space Station beyond 2024 to 2030.

PlanValue 4.0Apr 27, 2023Russia commits to ISS extension to 2028

The delay of the H-2A launch was announced by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on 2023-03-31.

PlanValue 2.2Apr 3, 2023Japan delays H2A launch in the wake of H3 failure

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) transmitted a destruct command to the H3 rocket around 10:52 a.m. Japan Standard Time on 2023-03-07 due to no possibility of achieving the mission.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 7, 2023Japan’s H3 rocket launch fails after second stage malfunction

ISRO is collaborating with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on a future lunar lander mission called Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) projected to launch later in the decade.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Feb 4, 2023United States and India expand civil space cooperation

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will provide the life support system, thermal controls, camera, and batteries for the International Habitation (I-Hab) module being developed with the European Space Agency.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 18, 2022Japan agrees to space station extension and Gateway contributions

The Japanese space agency JAXA is providing a satellite for the AOS effort and the French space agency CNES is providing two instruments.

RelationshipsValue 4.2Oct 19, 2022Canada to contribute satellite and instruments to NASA-led Earth science mission

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is investing in a data relay system that includes optical and RF communications.

CapabilityFinancialValue 3.5Sep 13, 2022Competition is growing in the space-data-relay sector

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will launch ZimSat-1 from the KIBO module of the International Space Station.

PlanGeneralValue 4.5Jun 22, 2022Zimbabwe’s ZIMSAT-1 scheduled for launch next month

Mission 1 (M1) aims to deliver lunar payloads for the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and commercial firms in Japan and Canada.

PlanRelationshipsValue 3.6Apr 22, 2022Japan’s ispace negotiating first commercial moon landing insurance

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) awarded ArkEdge Space a contract in February 2025 to study navigation and communication technology development for lunar surface activities.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.6Apr 5, 2022Japan’s ArkEdge Space closes $18.7 million Series A for nanosatellite projects

Terra Drone is working with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to coordinate flight management of both crewed and uncrewed aircraft.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.8Mar 23, 2022Terra Drone raises $70M funding to accelerate growth

The European Space Agency planned to launch the EarthCARE Earth science mission on a Soyuz in 2023 in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 26, 2022Russia halts Soyuz launches from French Guiana

Ramon.Space supplied computing technology for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa-2 asteroid mission.

RelationshipsValue 4.6Jan 24, 2022Living on the edge: Satellites adopt powerful computers

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency selected Astroscale to send a spacecraft into orbit in 2023 to inspect a discarded rocket upper stage.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.5Jan 6, 2022Space debris expert warns U.S. ‘woefully behind’ in efforts to clean up junk in orbit

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency expects to select a new class of astronauts in February 2023.

GovernancePlanValue 2.8Dec 29, 2021Japan wants a JAXA astronaut to be first “non-American” to join a NASA lunar landing

The LUNAR CRUISER is a manned pressurized rover mobility platform that Toyota and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are developing for the moon's surface.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 13, 2021GITAI Developing Robotic Arm for Toyota’s Manned Pressurized Lunar Rover

The Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) spacecraft was selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for Phase I of its Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration Project and will enter the assembly phase in early 2022.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.5Nov 28, 2021Astroscale’s Largest Funding Round to Date Closes, Bringing Total Capital Raised To U.S. $300 Million

The Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) spacecraft, selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for Phase I of its Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration Project, will enter the assembly phase in early 2022.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Nov 25, 2021Astroscale Closes Its Largest Funding Round to Date, Bringing Total Capital Raised to U.S. $300 Million

On its first mission, ispace’s lander is planned to deliver payloads for the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and commercial customers.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Oct 20, 2021Axiom Asia Private Capital invests in ispace’s Series C Extension Round
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