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  • July 2026

  • Wed 1

    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,...
  • September 2026

  • Sun 6

    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...
  • October 2026

  • Thu 15

    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;...
  • November 2026

  • Sun 1

    NET Nov – 32nd Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF 2026)

    Nov 1
    TBD
    Date and location to be announced.
  • December 2026

  • Thu 3

    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...
  • January 2027

  • Tue 19

    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...
  • September 2027

  • Mon 6

    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...
  • December 2027

  • Wed 1

    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...
  • Fri 3

    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...
  • June 2028

  • Thu 1

    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...
  • September 2028

  • Wed 6

    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...
  • December 2028

  • Sun 3

    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...
  • January 2029

  • Mon 1

    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.
  • September 2029

  • Thu 6

    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...
  • August 2030

  • Thu 1

    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...
  • September 2030

  • Fri 6

    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...
  • July 2031

  • Tue 1

    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...
  • Tue 1

    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...
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