Japan launched its third mission of the year on Tuesday by lofting the Himawari 8 weather satellite atop an H-IIA carrier rocket. Liftoff from pad 1 of the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the picturesque Tanegashima Space Centre occurred on schedule at 14:16 local time (05:16 UTC).
The Japanese have launched the centrepiece of the Global Precipitation Measurement constellation, an international partnership…
Japan has launched a new Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) known as Radar-4 – along with…
The Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) have launched their H-IIB F3 carrier rocket from the Tanegashima…
The Japanese Space Agency JAXA have launched the Venus Climate Orbiter “AKATSUKI” and the Small…
Japan are heading to the moon following the launch of their SELENE (SELenological and ENgineering…
Japan have launched their H-IIA Launch Vehicle (H-IIA F9) from the Tanegashima Space Center, taking…
The first week of December features 10 orbital launches from six different providers across four…
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched its advanced HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft to the International…
The International Space Station (ISS) recently welcomed three spacecraft that delivered much-needed cargo to support…
With summer and winter for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres now in full swing, the…
On the heels of a busy launch week, this week saw a number of launches…
With SpaceX’s successful launch of the Starlink Group 12-6 mission on Tuesday, the curtain came…
Blue Origin tested its second human-rated New Shepard capsule this week, which had been delayed…
In September 2023, the joint Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), European Space Agency (ESA), and…
NASA and SpaceX’s launch of the Crew-9 mission took center stage this week. The launch…
This week’s manifest features four Falcon 9 launches, including the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn crewed…
Every month aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is packed with activity, science, and research…
Space One had been planning Japan’s first private-sector orbital launch with the debut of its…
The recent increase in launches to meet growing demands for communications and observation satellites is…
