Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has made 37 launches since its first on 3 February 1994: 33 successful, 4 failed or partly failed (89% success). Its latest was GOSAT-GW (Ibuki GW) on 28 June 2025. It has carried 73 satellites, 43 of them still in orbit.
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Launches a year
19572026
Highlights
| Date | Launch |
|---|---|
| 3 February 1994 | H-II, Myojo & RyuseiFirst launch · success |
| 29 August 2001 | H-IIA 202, LREFirst H-IIA flight · success |
| 10 July 2005 | M-V, SuzakuFirst M-V flight · success |
| 14 September 2013 | Epsilon, Hisaki (SPRINT-A)First Epsilon flight · success |
| 28 June 2025 | H-IIA 202, GOSAT-GW (Ibuki GW)Latest launch · success |
Rockets
| Rocket | First launch | Launches |
|---|---|---|
| H-IIA | 29 August 2001 | 19 |
| H-II | 3 February 1994 | 7 |
| Epsilon | 14 September 2013 | 6 |
| M-V | 10 July 2005 | 3 |
| SS-520-4 | 14 January 2017 | 1 |
| SS-520-5 | 3 February 2018 | 1 |
Launch sites
| Tanegashima Space Center | 26 |
| Uchinoura Space Center | 11 |
Satellites carried
73 satellites in the catalogue went up on Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches; 43 are still in orbit. By who uses them: defence 7, civil government 37, commercial 11, academic and non-profit 18.