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JAXA

JAX-uh
Also Known As Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Space Agencies of Asia

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan's national space agency, formed by merging three earlier Japanese space and aeronautics organizations. It operates the Kibo module on the International Space Station and asteroid sample-return missions.

Facts
Agency Type
National space agency 1
Founded Year
2003 1
Headquarters
Chofu, Tokyo, Japan 1
Head
Hiroshi Yamakawa (President, since 2018) 2
Annual Budget
¥215.5 billion (Japanese Fiscal Year 2023) 2
Connections

Associated With

Akihiko Hoshide, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Akihiko Hoshide - Wikipedia
Ayu Yoneda, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Ayu Yoneda
Chiaki Mukai, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Chiaki Mukai - Wikipedia
Kimiya Yui, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Kimiya Yui
Koichi Wakata, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Koichi Wakata - Wikipedia
Makoto Suwa, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Makoto Suwa
Naoko Yamazaki, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Naoko Yamazaki - Wikipedia
Norishige Kanai, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Norishige Kanai
Satoshi Furukawa, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Satoshi Furukawa - Wikipedia
Soichi Noguchi, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Soichi Noguchi - Wikipedia
Takao Doi, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Takao Doi
Takuya Onishi, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Takuya Onishi

Operates

Advanced Land Observing Satellite, Spacecraft
Source Wikipedia: Advanced Land Observing Satellite
Akari, Observatories and Instruments
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Akatsuki, Spacecraft

Akatsuki is a JAXA mission, Japan's Venus Climate Orbiter.

Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Akatsuki (spacecraft) (Wikipedia)Wikipedia: Akatsuki (spacecraft), lead section
Akatsuki Mission, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Akatsuki (spacecraft) (Wikipedia)Wikipedia: Akatsuki (spacecraft), lead section
Akihiko Hoshide, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Akihiko Hoshide - Wikipedia
ALOS-2, Spacecraft
Source Wikipedia: ALOS-2
Ayu Yoneda, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Ayu Yoneda
BepiColombo Mission, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Chiaki Mukai, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Chiaki Mukai - Wikipedia
Epsilon, Launch Vehicles
Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite, Spacecraft
Source Wikipedia: Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite
H3, Launch Vehicles
Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
Hayabusa, Spacecraft

Hayabusa was a JAXA mission that returned the first asteroid surface samples to Earth, from asteroid 25143 Itokawa.

Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Hayabusa - WikipediaWikipedia: Hayabusa, lead section
Hayabusa Mission, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Hayabusa2, Spacecraft
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Hayabusa2 (Wikipedia)Hayabusa2 article, mission overview
H-II Transfer Vehicle, Spacecraft

The H-II Transfer Vehicle was JAXA's uncrewed cargo spacecraft that resupplied the International Space Station, 2009-2020.

Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source H-II Transfer Vehicle - WikipediaWikipedia: H-II Transfer Vehicle, lead section
H-IIA, Launch Vehicles
Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
H-IIB, Launch Vehicles
Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
HTV-X, Spacecraft
Source Wikipedia: HTV-X
IKAROS, Spacecraft
Source Wikipedia: IKAROS
International Space Station, Spacecraft
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source International Space Station (Wikipedia)International Space Station, lead section
International Space Station Program, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Kimiya Yui, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Kimiya Yui
Koichi Wakata, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Koichi Wakata - Wikipedia
Makoto Suwa, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Makoto Suwa
Naoko Yamazaki, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Naoko Yamazaki - Wikipedia
Norishige Kanai, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Norishige Kanai
Satoshi Furukawa, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Satoshi Furukawa - Wikipedia
SELENE, Spacecraft
Source Wikipedia: SELENE
SLIM, Spacecraft

SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) was a JAXA mission that achieved a precision Moon landing in January 2024.

Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source SLIM - WikipediaWikipedia: SLIM (spacecraft), lead section
Soichi Noguchi, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Soichi Noguchi - Wikipedia
Takao Doi, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Takao Doi
Takuya Onishi, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Takuya Onishi
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, located there.
Sources
1. Encyclopedia Britannica: Space Exploration
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.View the Source
2. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • JAXA article, leadership infobox field
    Hiroshi Yamakawa (2018-present)
  • JAXA article, annual budget infobox field
    ¥215.5 billion (JFY23)
  • Operates: International Space Station Program, Wikipedia: International Space Station programme, lead section
  • Operates: BepiColombo Mission, Wikipedia: BepiColombo, overview section
  • Operates: Hayabusa Mission, Wikipedia: Hayabusa, lead section
  • Operates: Akari, Akari (satellite)
    Operator: JAXA
View the Source
Wikipedia: Takao Doi
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Operates: Takao Doi, Lead section
  • Associated With: Takao Doi, Infobox, type (associated-with)
View the Source
Wikipedia: Kimiya Yui
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Operates: Kimiya Yui, Lead section
  • Associated With: Kimiya Yui, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也; born 30 January 1970) is a Japanese astronaut with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and a retired fighter pilot with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Takuya Onishi
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Operates: Takuya Onishi, Lead section
  • Associated With: Takuya Onishi, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Takuya Onishi (Japanese: 大西 卓哉, Hepburn: Ōnishi Takuya; born 22 December 1975) is a Japanese astronaut selected for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in 2009.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Norishige Kanai
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Operates: Norishige Kanai, Lead section
  • Associated With: Norishige Kanai, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Norishige Kanai (金井 宣茂, Kanai Norishige; born 5 December 1976) is a Japanese doctor and JAXA astronaut.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Makoto Suwa
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Operates: Makoto Suwa, Lead section
  • Associated With: Makoto Suwa, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Makoto Suwa (Japanese: 諏訪 理, Hepburn: Suwa Makoto; born 1977 in Tokyo) is a Japanese climate scientist and astronaut with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
View the Source
Wikipedia: Ayu Yoneda
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Operates: Ayu Yoneda, Lead section
  • Associated With: Ayu Yoneda, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Ayu Yoneda (Japanese: 米田 あゆ, born 1995) is a Japanese physician and JAXA astronaut.
View the Source
Encyclopedia Astronautica
  • Operates: H-IIA
  • Operates: H-IIB
  • Operates: H3
  • Operates: Epsilon
Koichi Wakata - Wikipedia
  • Operates: Koichi Wakata, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Wakata retired from JAXA in 2024 after a career in spaceflight spanning nearly two decades.
  • Associated With: Koichi Wakata, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Wakata retired from JAXA in 2024 after a career in spaceflight spanning nearly two decades.
View the Source
Akihiko Hoshide - Wikipedia
  • Operates: Akihiko Hoshide, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Akihiko Hoshide (Japanese: 星出 彰彦, Hepburn: Hoshide Akihiko; born December 28, 1968) is a Japanese engineer, JAXA astronaut, and former commander of the International Space Station.
  • Associated With: Akihiko Hoshide, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Akihiko Hoshide (Japanese: 星出 彰彦, Hepburn: Hoshide Akihiko; born December 28, 1968) is a Japanese engineer, JAXA astronaut, and former commander of the International Space Station.
View the Source
Chiaki Mukai - Wikipedia
  • Operates: Chiaki Mukai, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Chiaki Mukai (向井 千秋, Mukai Chiaki; born May 6, 1952) is a Japanese physician and JAXA astronaut.
  • Associated With: Chiaki Mukai, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Chiaki Mukai (向井 千秋, Mukai Chiaki; born May 6, 1952) is a Japanese physician and JAXA astronaut.
View the Source
Soichi Noguchi - Wikipedia
  • Operates: Soichi Noguchi, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Soichi Noguchi (野口 聡一, Noguchi Sōichi; born 15 April 1965) is a Japanese aeronautical engineer and former JAXA astronaut.
  • Associated With: Soichi Noguchi, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Soichi Noguchi (野口 聡一, Noguchi Sōichi; born 15 April 1965) is a Japanese aeronautical engineer and former JAXA astronaut.
View the Source
Naoko Yamazaki - Wikipedia
  • Operates: Naoko Yamazaki, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Naoko Yamazaki (山崎 直子, Yamazaki Naoko; born December 27, 1970) is a Japanese engineer and former astronaut at JAXA.
  • Associated With: Naoko Yamazaki, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Naoko Yamazaki (山崎 直子, Yamazaki Naoko; born December 27, 1970) is a Japanese engineer and former astronaut at JAXA.
View the Source
Satoshi Furukawa - Wikipedia
  • Operates: Satoshi Furukawa, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Satoshi Furukawa (古川 聡, Furukawa Satoshi; born April 4, 1964) is a Japanese surgeon and retired JAXA astronaut.
  • Associated With: Satoshi Furukawa, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Satoshi Furukawa (古川 聡, Furukawa Satoshi; born April 4, 1964) is a Japanese surgeon and retired JAXA astronaut.
View the Source
Wikipedia: SELENE
Operates: SELENE, Infobox, operator (operator)View the Source
Wikipedia: Advanced Land Observing Satellite
Operates: Advanced Land Observing Satellite, Infobox, operator (operator)View the Source
Wikipedia: IKAROS
Operates: IKAROS, Lead paragraph, operator
Quote, Operates: IKAROS, Lead paragraph, operator
IKAROS (Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun) is a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) experimental spacecraft.
View the Source
Wikipedia: HTV-X
Operates: HTV-X, Lead paragraph, operator
Quote, Operates: HTV-X, Lead paragraph, operator
HTV-X, also known as the New Space Station Resupply Vehicle (Japanese: 新型宇宙ステーション補給機, Hepburn: Shingata Uchū Sutēshon Hokyūki), is a Japanese cargo spacecraft of JAXA.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite
Operates: Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite, Lead paragraph, operator
Quote, Operates: Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite, Lead paragraph, operator
The GOSAT was developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and launched on 23 January 2009, from the Tanegashima Space Center.
View the Source
Wikipedia: ALOS-2
Operates: ALOS-2, Infobox, operator (operator)View the Source
International Space Station (Wikipedia)
Operates: International Space Station, International Space Station, lead sectionView the Source
Hayabusa2 (Wikipedia)
Operates: Hayabusa2, Hayabusa2 article, mission overviewView the Source
Akatsuki (spacecraft) (Wikipedia)
  • Operates: Akatsuki Mission, Wikipedia: Akatsuki (spacecraft), lead section
  • Operates: Akatsuki, Wikipedia: Akatsuki (spacecraft), lead section
View the Source
Hayabusa - Wikipedia
Operates: Hayabusa, Wikipedia: Hayabusa, lead sectionView the Source
H-II Transfer Vehicle - Wikipedia
Operates: H-II Transfer Vehicle, Wikipedia: H-II Transfer Vehicle, lead sectionView the Source
SLIM - Wikipedia
Operates: SLIM, Wikipedia: SLIM (spacecraft), lead sectionView the Source
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