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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
JAXA
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Akatsuki

JAXA

Hayabusa

JAXA

Hayabusa2

JAXA
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Operates

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)
Akatsuki Mission, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Ayu Yoneda, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Ayu Yoneda
BepiColombo Mission, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Epsilon, Launch Vehicles
Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
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)
Hayabusa Mission, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Hayabusa2, Spacecraft
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
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)
H-IIA, Launch Vehicles
Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
H-IIB, Launch Vehicles
Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
International Space Station, Spacecraft
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
International Space Station Program, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Kimiya Yui, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Kimiya Yui
Makoto Suwa, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Makoto Suwa
Norishige Kanai, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Norishige Kanai
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)
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, International Space Station, lead section
  • Operates: Hayabusa2, Hayabusa2 article, mission overview
  • Operates: International Space Station Program, Wikipedia: International Space Station programme, lead section
  • Operates: BepiColombo Mission, Wikipedia: BepiColombo, overview section
  • Operates: Akatsuki Mission, Wikipedia: Akatsuki (spacecraft), lead section
  • Operates: Hayabusa Mission, Wikipedia: Hayabusa, lead section
  • Operates: Hayabusa, Wikipedia: Hayabusa, lead section
  • Operates: H-II Transfer Vehicle, Wikipedia: H-II Transfer Vehicle, lead section
  • Operates: Akatsuki, Wikipedia: Akatsuki (spacecraft), lead section
  • Operates: SLIM, Wikipedia: SLIM (spacecraft), lead section
  • Operates: Akari, Akari (satellite)
    Operator: JAXA
View the Source
Wikipedia: Takao Doi
Wikimedia FoundationOperates: Takao Doi, Lead sectionView the Source
Wikipedia: Kimiya Yui
Wikimedia FoundationOperates: Kimiya Yui, Lead sectionView the Source
Wikipedia: Takuya Onishi
Wikimedia FoundationOperates: Takuya Onishi, Lead sectionView the Source
Wikipedia: Norishige Kanai
Wikimedia FoundationOperates: Norishige Kanai, Lead sectionView the Source
Wikipedia: Makoto Suwa
Wikimedia FoundationOperates: Makoto Suwa, Lead sectionView the Source
Wikipedia: Ayu Yoneda
Wikimedia FoundationOperates: Ayu Yoneda, Lead sectionView the Source
Encyclopedia Astronautica
  • Operates: H-IIA
  • Operates: H-IIB
  • Operates: H3
  • Operates: Epsilon
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