NET Jul — Hayabusa 2, Asteroid 98943 Torifune Flyby Jul 1 Asteroid 98943 Torifune Trajectory JAXA Hayabusa 2 mission to flyby S-type asteroid 98943 Torifune this month and rendezvous with asteroid 1998 KY26 in 2031,...
X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) Begins Next Year in Space Sep 6 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Japan's X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), studying galactic plasma, surpasses another full year in space today at ~550-km LEO, having...
NET Oct 15 — Launch Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) Oct 15 Tanegashima Space Center, ~30°N, Japan Mars launch window runs Late Oct through Dec 2026 for first Mars mission of JAXA, consisting of sample return probe;...
NET Nov – 32nd Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF 2026) Nov 1 TBD Date and location to be announced.
12th Anniversary of Hayabusa 2 Launch Dec 3 Asteroid 98943 Torifune Trajectory Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Hayabusa surpasses another full year in space today; launched Dec 3, 2014, returned samples to...
Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), 3rd Observation of Moon Landing January 19, 2027 Shioli Crater, 13.31°S 25.25°E, Moon Surface Third annual observation of JAXA lunar landing Moon near side equatorial region in 2024 and Japan becoming 5th country to...
4th Anniversary of X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) Launch September 6, 2027 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Japan's X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), studying galactic plasma, surpasses another full year in space today at ~550-km LEO, having...
NET Dec — Hayabusa 2, First Earth Flyby December 1, 2027 Earth Trajectory ☆ NET Dec — JAXA Hayabusa 2 mission to perform first flyby Earth today on way to rendezvous with asteroid...
Hayabusa 2 Begins Next Year in Space December 3, 2027 Asteroid 98943 Torifune Trajectory Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Hayabusa surpasses another full year in space today; launched Dec 3, 2014, returned samples to...
NET Jun — Hayabusa 2, Second Earth Flyby June 1, 2028 Earth Trajectory ☆ NET Jun — JAXA Hayabusa 2 mission to perform second flyby Earth today on way to rendezvous with asteroid...
X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) Begins Next Year in Space September 6, 2028 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Japan's X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), studying galactic plasma, surpasses another full year in space today at ~550-km LEO, having...
Hayabusa 2 Begins Next Year in Space December 3, 2028 Asteroid 98943 Torifune Trajectory Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Hayabusa surpasses another full year in space today; launched Dec 3, 2014, returned samples to...
NET 2029 — Launch HRV (HTV Return Vehicle) / Human Mission January 1, 2029 Tanegashima Space Center, ~30°N, Japan NET 2029 — Japan plans to launch JAXA Astronauts to space this year on indigenous HTV Return Vehicle.
X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) Begins Next Year in Space September 6, 2029 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Japan's X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), studying galactic plasma, surpasses another full year in space today at ~550-km LEO, having...
NET Aug — Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) to Depart Mars for Earth Return August 1, 2030 Earth Trajectory NET Aug — Japan Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, now with Phobos sample, to begin its return to Earth this...
X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) Begins Next Year in Space September 6, 2030 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Japan's X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), studying galactic plasma, surpasses another full year in space today at ~550-km LEO, having...
NET Jul — Hayabusa 2, Asteroid 1998 KY26 Rendezvous July 1, 2031 Asteroid 1998 KY26 ☆ NET Jul — JAXA Hayabusa 2 mission to rendezvous with asteroid 1998 KY26, after returning samples from (162173) Ryugu...
NET July — Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) to Return Phobos Sample to Earth July 1, 2031 Earth Trajectory NET July — Japan Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission with Mars moon Phobos' sample to arrive at Earth this month...