JAXA Overview
A complete overview of JAXA, including launch stats, launch vehicles and launch locations.
Basic Info
Name
JAXA
Type
Government
Country
Japan
Founded
2003
Administrator / CEO
Administrator: Hiroshi Yamakawa
Launch Stats
First Launch
3 Feb 1994
Last Launch
6 Sep 2023
Successful Launches
32
Failed Launches
4
Upcoming Launches
4
Successful Landings
0
Failed Landings
0
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's national aero-space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and the launch of satellites into orbit, and is involved in many more advanced missions, such as asteroid exploration and possible manned exploration of the Moon. JAXA launch their Epsilon vehicle from the Uchinoura Space Center and their H-II vehicles from the Tanegashima Space Center.
JAXA Launch Vehicles
Launch Sites used by JAXA
Tanegashima Space Center
Japan's largest rocket-launch complex, featuring cutting-edge facilities and a comprehensive space museum.
Uchinoura Space Center
Japanese space launch facility for satellites and scientific missions, established in 1962.