https://spacewatch.global/tag/japanese-aerospace-exploration-agency-jaxa/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:15:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/japanese-aerospace-exploration-agency-jaxa/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/unseenlabs-launches-bro-22-satellite-aboard-japans-h3-launch-vehicle-marking-a-first-for-a-foreign-private-company/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74837 Unseenlabs has successfully launched BRO-22, the first satellite from a foreign private company to fly aboard Japan’s H3 Launch Vehicle. The launch took place on Friday, June 12, 2026, from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Tanegashima Space Center. The launch is both a step forward in the development of Unseenlabs' satellite constellation and a concrete example of how French and Japanese space players can work together to support maritime surveillance worldwide. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/hps-gmbh-to-provide-the-communications-antenna-for-the-apophis-bound-ramses-spacecraft/ Wed, 27 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74213 OHB Italia and HPS GmbH have signed a contract at the SmallSat Europe 2026 conference making the latter responsible for procuring the communications antenna for the Apophis-bound Ramses spacecraft. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/esa-and-jaxa-sign-dedicated-collaboration-agreement-for-2028s-ramses-mission-to-asteroid-apophis/ Mon, 11 May 2026 06:00:21 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73752 ESA and JAXA have signed a collaboration agreement for the 2028 Ramses mission to asteroid Apophis, deepening cooperation in planetary defence.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/starlab-space-completes-nasas-commercial-critical-design-review-of-its-starlab-orbital-laboratory/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71471 Starlab Space LLC has successfully completed its Commercial Critical Design Review with NASA in attendance, marking a decisive transition from design to manufacturing and systems integration of its prospective orbiting space station, Starlab. The CCDR data supports the 28th milestone on the NASA Commercial LEO Destinations Space Act Agreement, confirming that Starlab’s architecture, safety approach and performance requirements are technically mature, integrated and executable.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/08/jaxa-to-join-esas-ramses-mission-to-observe-apophis-earth-flyby/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67304 JAXA will join ESA's Ramses mission to observe Apophis, providing its H3 rocket as a launch vehicle "on behalf of humanity." Asteroid Apophis will make a close flyby of Earth in 2029, passing about 32,000 kilometers from Earth's surface. ESA’s Space Safety program received permission back in July 2024 to begin preparatory work for the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses) planetary defense mission]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/07/japan-and-france-sign-two-space-exploration-agreements-on-mars-and-asteroid-ryugu-missions/ Mon, 01 Jul 2019 05:00:18 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14875 On the occasion of President Emmanuel Macron’s official visit to Japan on 26 June 2019, and in the presence of Frédérique Vidal, Minister for Higher Education, Research and Innovation, and Masahiko Shibayama, Japan’s Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES) President Jean-Yves Le Gall and JAXA President Hiroshi Yamakawa signed two cooperation agreements concerning exploration of the solar system.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/06/japan-and-france-strengthen-space-cooperation-in-preparation-for-macron-visit/ Mon, 17 Jun 2019 05:00:34 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14621 President of the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), Jean-Yves Le Gall, was in Tokyo on 6 June 2019 to lay the groundwork for the space agenda of the State Visit of President Emmanuel Macron to Japan on 26 and 27 June.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/japanese-military-space-mod-to-allocate-100-personnel-for-space-domain-mission-unit-by-fy2022-seeks-replacement-for-lost-worldview-4/ Thu, 16 May 2019 05:00:16 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14131 Japan's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed that it will assign 100 military personnel to its Space Domain Mission Unit that is expected to be stood up by Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 and will based at the Fuchu Air Base, operated by the Japanese Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), west of Tokyo.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/spacewatchgl-feature-southeast-asian-space-programmes-capabilities-challenges-and-collaborations/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 06:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13008 By Nandini Sarma - In many parts of the world, space technology is being used to improve people’s lives. Apart from their uses for everyday services like weather forecasting, long-distance communications, and GPS systems, the manifold applications of space technology assist in many other ways. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/01/japan-reaches-out-to-allies-for-satellite-reconnaissance-and-intelligence-cooperation/ Tue, 15 Jan 2019 06:00:25 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12356 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited London and Paris as part of an effort to strengthen Tokyo's ties with Western intelligence in order to counter increasing Chinese military and espionage activities throughout the Asia-Pacific region.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/japans-mhi-secures-inmarsat-as-first-h3-slv-launch-customer/ Wed, 12 Dec 2018 06:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11866 Inmarsat has entered into an agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) to be the first commercial customer to place an order for the new H3 launch vehicle. The maiden flight of H3 is scheduled for 2020 with Inmarsat planning to deploy the new launch vehicle after 2022.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/india-and-japan-to-hold-first-space-dialogue-in-march-2019/ Wed, 12 Dec 2018 06:00:15 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11884 India and Japan have scheduled their first annual bilateral space dialogue in March 2019, where they will discuss cooperation and coordination on a range of civil and national security space issues, ranging from space-based maritime domain awareness and satellite reconnaissance through to the harmonization of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems and space exploration, according to a report in the Nikkei Asian Review.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/uks-goonhilly-earth-station-airbus-part-of-australian-smartsat-crc-partnership/ Mon, 26 Nov 2018 06:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11531 Satellite communications innovator and space gateway Goonhilly Earth Station has joined the consortium backing the SmartSat CRC (co-operative research centre), a proposed space research initiative which plans to drive the Australian space industry through satellite technologies and analytics.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/future-space-wars-japan-to-create-military-ssa-unit-incorporate-ai-into-self-defence-forces/ Thu, 22 Nov 2018 06:00:11 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11466 The Japanese government will establish a command centre within the Self-Defence Forces (SDF) to monitor space debris and traffic in Earth orbit as well as to carry out surveillance on foreign satellites as they orbit over Japanese territory.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/japans-ana-holdings-and-marubeni-partner-to-build-first-asian-spaceport/ Tue, 20 Nov 2018 06:00:26 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11436 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/japans-pasco-introduces-insar-package-using-alos-2-earth-observation-satellite/ Fri, 02 Nov 2018 06:00:56 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11103 PASCO, a Japanese provider of satellite-based geospatial information, has signed an agreement to distribute data and images acquired by the ALOS-2 Earth observation (EO) satellite which is owned by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). As part of this agreement, PASCO will start selling a new InSAR Package service to support different users’ needs for analysis and monitoring over time.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/japans-new-space-sector-buoyed-up-but-is-it-meeting-market-needs/ Tue, 23 Oct 2018 05:00:41 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10947 The Japanese New Space sector has never had it so good, though no one denies that there is much more to do. Investments are up, a robust ecosystem is emerging, and the Japanese government and large trading houses are now supportive of the sector: significant progress when compared to just a few years ago, according to a special report in the Financial Times.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/uaes-mbrsc-conducts-pre-launch-tests-on-khalifasat-at-japans-tanegashima/ Tue, 16 Oct 2018 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10864 A team from the UAE’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has successfully completed pre-launch tests in Japan of the Earth observation system KhalifaSat, the first satellite to be entirely built in the UAE by Emirati engineers.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/japans-space-bd-signs-agreements-with-isis-and-nanoracks-at-iac-bremen/ Fri, 05 Oct 2018 05:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10695 Space BD, the Japanese New Space startup company specializing in business development of Japanese space technologies and projects, announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Innovative Solutions In Space n.v. (ISIS), to be the distributor of the Dutch company’s small satellite solutions and components for the Japanese market.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/09/japans-ana-holdings-and-partners-to-create-avatar-x-virtual-reality-space-exploration-concept/ Mon, 10 Sep 2018 05:00:58 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10323 In what a growing number of analysts are calling a bold move, Japan's ANA Holdings – owner and operator of All Nippon Airways (ANA) – is partnering with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and companies such as Softbank, Takenaka, and HIS, to create AVATAR X in a bid to revolutionize space exploration and development through the use of avatar space systems controlled by pilots on Earth utilising virtual reality (VR) technology.]]>