Launch H3 / QZS-5
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Tanegashima Space Center, ~30°N, Japan
Japan to launch 04:30 local time the MICHIBIKI No. 7 | Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZS-7) navigation satellite.
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
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3rd Year in Space: X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM)
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 launched 2023.
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NET Nov — Launch Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)
Tanegashima Space Center, ~30°N, JapanMars launch window runs Late Oct through Dec 2026 for first Mars mission of JAXA, consisting of sample return probe; to conduct observations of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, collect Phobos sample, return to Earth. https://www.thespacereview.com/article/5230/1
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NET Nov – 32nd Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF 2026)
TBDDate and location to be announced.
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12 Years in Space: Japan’s Hayabusa 2
Asteroid 98943 Torifune TrajectoryJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Hayabusa surpasses another full year in space today; launched Dec 3, 2014, returned samples to Earth in 2020, and now in extended mission to flyby asteroid 98943 Torifune in 2026 and rendezvous with 1998 KY26 in 2031.
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3rd Anniversary: Japan’s First Lunar Landing (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon | SLIM)
Shioli Crater, 13.31°S 25.25°E, Moon SurfaceThird annual observation of JAXA lunar landing Moon near side equatorial region in 2024 and Japan becoming 5th country to successfully land on Moon.
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4th Year in Space: X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM)
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 launched 2023.
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NET Dec — Hayabusa 2, First Earth Flyby
Earth Trajectory☆ NET Dec — JAXA Hayabusa 2 mission to perform first flyby Earth today on way to rendezvous with asteroid 1998 KY26 in 2031, after returning samples from (162173) Ryugu to Earth in 2020 and flying by asteroid 98943 Torifune in 2026.
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13 Years in Space: Japan’s Hayabusa 2
Asteroid 98943 Torifune TrajectoryJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Hayabusa surpasses another full year in space today; launched Dec 3, 2014, returned samples to Earth in 2020, and now in extended mission to flyby asteroid 98943 Torifune in 2026 and rendezvous with 1998 KY26 in 2031.
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NET Jun — Hayabusa 2, Second Earth Flyby
Earth Trajectory☆ NET Jun — JAXA Hayabusa 2 mission to perform second flyby Earth today on way to rendezvous with asteroid 1998 KY26 in 2031, after returning samples from (162173) Ryugu to Earth in 2020 and flying by asteroid 98943 Torifune in 2026.
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Launch GSLV MK3 / Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) | Chandrayaan-5
Tanegashima Space Center, ~30°N, JapanPlanned launch of Chandrayaan-5 joint ISRO and JAXA mission to explore permanently shadowed regions near Moon South Pole, landing on elevated ridge of Shackleton Crater ~89.45°S, 222.85°E.
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5th Year in Space: X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM)
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 launched 2023.
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14 Years in Space: Japan’s Hayabusa 2
Asteroid 98943 Torifune TrajectoryJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Hayabusa surpasses another full year in space today; launched Dec 3, 2014, returned samples to Earth in 2020, and now in extended mission to flyby asteroid 98943 Torifune in 2026 and rendezvous with 1998 KY26 in 2031.
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NET 2029 — Launch HRV (HTV Return Vehicle) / Human Mission
Tanegashima Space Center, ~30°N, JapanNET 2029 — Japan plans to launch JAXA Astronauts to space this year on indigenous HTV Return Vehicle.
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6th Year in Space: X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM)
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 launched 2023.
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NET Aug — Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) to Depart Mars for Earth Return
Earth TrajectoryNET Aug — Japan Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, now with Phobos sample, to begin its return to Earth this month, and planned to arrive at Earth by July 2029 to deliver Sample Return Capsule.
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7th Year in Space: X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM)
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 launched 2023.
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NET Jul — Hayabusa 2, Asteroid 1998 KY26 Rendezvous
Asteroid 1998 KY26☆ NET Jul — JAXA Hayabusa 2 mission to rendezvous with asteroid 1998 KY26, after returning samples from (162173) Ryugu to Earth in 2020 and flying by asteroid 98943 Torifune in 2026.
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NET July — Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) to Return Phobos Sample to Earth
Earth TrajectoryNET July — Japan Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission with Mars moon Phobos' sample to arrive at Earth this month and deliver Sample Return Capsule.