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Government body. Country: JP. Appears in GCAT, Launch Library 2.
Compiled Oct 6, 2026 from 4 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Launches flown as provider
1 since Nov 18, 2024
none failed. Latest: H-IIA 202 | GOSAT-GW (Ibuki GW)
Our launch record starts Nov 18, 2024; earlier launches are not counted here. Every kind of launch in the feed counts, crewed, lunar and station missions included.
Source: Launch Library 2 launch record
Latest launch Jun 28, 2025
Satellites owned or operated
28 in orbit of 58 launched
Latest: RAISE-4
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation codes ISASJ, JAXA. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Satellites built
17 payloads launched, 5 in orbit
Latest: VEP-4
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as manufacturer. Counted under GCAT organisation codes ISASJ, JAXA. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Feb 17, 2024
Tokyo University
Owns one satellite it built (latest PROCYON)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Dec 3, 2014
Mitsubishi Electric Co.
Built 14 of its satellites (latest Ibuki-GW)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Jun 28, 2025
NEC Toshiba Space, Fuchu works
Built 3 of its satellites (latest XRISM)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Sep 6, 2023
Tsukuba Space Center
Built 4 of its satellites (latest XRISM)
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 6). Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency: Organisation dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 6, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/organizations/japan-aerospace-exploration-agency
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency: Organisation dossier." Data as of October 6, 2026. Accessed October 6, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/organizations/japan-aerospace-exploration-agency.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_japanaerospaceexplorationagency_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency}: Organisation dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/organizations/japan-aerospace-exploration-agency}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/organizations/japan-aerospace-exploration-agency},
urldate = {2026-10-06},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-06; each fact links its primary source}
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