Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Government launch provider · JPN · founded 2003
Profile data last updated: 2026-08-15T02:12:38.266126+00:00 | 7531-09-01
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's national aero-space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and the launch of satellites into orbit, and is involved in many more advanced missions, such as asteroid exploration and possible manned exploration of the Moon. JAXA launch their Epsilon vehicle from the Uchinoura Space Center and their H-II vehicles from the Tanegashima Space Center.
Administrator: Hiroshi YamakawaLeadership
H-IILaunch vehicles
Lifetime Launch Record
As reported by Launch Library 2 across this provider's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.
37Total launches
33Successful
4Failed
2Upcoming
Rockets
Epsilon
6 launches here · 83.3% success
SS-520-5
1 launch here · 100.0% success
SS-520-4
1 launch here · 0.0% success
Launches Tracked on This Site
37In our archive
89.2%Success rate
Feb 03, 1994 22:20 UTCEarliest tracked
Jun 28, 2025 16:33 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| H-IIA 202 | GOSAT-GW (Ibuki GW) | Jun 28, 2025 16:33 UTC | Success |
| H-IIA 202 | XRISM & SLIM | Sep 06, 2023 23:42 UTC | Success |
| Epsilon | RAISE-3 & others | Oct 12, 2022 00:50 UTC | Failure |
| Epsilon | RAISE-2 & others | Nov 09, 2021 00:55 UTC | Success |
| Epsilon | RAPIS-1 & others | Jan 18, 2019 00:50 UTC | Success |
| H-IIA 202 | IGS Optical 6 | Feb 27, 2018 04:34 UTC | Success |
| SS-520-5 | TRICOM-1R | Feb 03, 2018 05:03 UTC | Success |
| Epsilon | ASNARO-2 | Jan 17, 2018 21:06 UTC | Success |
| SS-520-4 | TRICOM-1 | Jan 14, 2017 23:33 UTC | Failure |
| Epsilon | ERG (ARASE) | Dec 20, 2016 11:00 UTC | Success |
| Epsilon | Hisaki (SPRINT-A) | Sep 14, 2013 05:00 UTC | Success |
| H-IIA 202 | IGS-Optical 3 | Nov 28, 2009 01:21 UTC | Success |
| H-IIA 202 | GOSAT | Jan 23, 2009 03:54 UTC | Success |
| H-IIA 2024 | Kizuna | Feb 23, 2008 08:55 UTC | Success |
| H-IIA 2022 | Kaguya | Sep 14, 2007 01:31 UTC | Success |