News Archive / Tagged: JAXA

• Kounotori 7 cargo resupply mission on its way to ISS

  Tomasz NowakowskiSeptember 22nd, 2018

  Japan’s seventh cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan to send more than six metric tons of cargo, including supplies to for the crew, new batteries and various experiments.

• New Kounotori 7 launch date announced by JAXA

  Tomasz NowakowskiSeptember 19th, 2018

  The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), together with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), announced a new launch date for Japan’s Kounotori 7 cargo flight to the International Space Station.

• HTV-7 launch rescheduled to September 15

  Tomasz NowakowskiSeptember 12th, 2018

  Weather issues continue to plague JAXA's attempts to send an array of critical supplies to the ISS - including some which could reschedule important activities at the station.

• Soyuz MS-07 crew back on Earth after 168 days in orbit.

  Derek RichardsonJune 3rd, 2018

  Three members of the International Space Station's Expedition 54/55 crew returned to Earth inside the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft after having spent 168 days in orbit performing hundreds of science experiments and upgrading equipment outside the outpost.

• International Space Station crew size doubles with Soyuz MS-08 docking

  Derek RichardsonMarch 24th, 2018

  The International Space Station returned to its full crew compliment of six people after the three-person Soyuz MS-08 docked with the orbiting outpost to join the ongoing Expedition 55.

• Spacewalking astronauts finish Canadarm2 work at breakneck speed

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 16th, 2018

  Two astronauts—one American, the other Japanese—suited up to venture outside the International Space Station to finish work upgrading the outpost’s robotic Canadarm2, a process that has now involved five extravehicular activities (EVAs) over some four months.

• Japan launches H-IIA rocket with two Earth-observing satellites

  Tomasz NowakowskiDecember 23rd, 2017

  An H-IIA 202 rocket took to the skies on Saturday, December 23, 2017, carrying GCOM-C1 (nicknamed SHIKISAI) and SLATS (dubbed TSUBAME) Earth-observing satellites.

• 3-person Soyuz MS-07 docks with ISS

  Derek RichardsonDecember 19th, 2017

  The population of the International Space Station returned to six people when Soyuz MS-07 with three fresh crew members autonomously docked with the outpost's Rassvet module. Contact between the two vehicles occurred at 3:39 a.m. EST (08:39 GMT) Dec. 19, 2017.

• JAXA launches Michibiki-4 satellite

  Paul KnightlyOctober 9th, 2017

  The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Michibiki-4 satellite aboard an H-IIA rocket at 7:01 a.m. Japan Standard Time on Oct. 10 (6:01 p.m. EDT / 22:01 GMT Oct. 9), 2017, from the Tanegashima Space Center. The satellite is the fourth in the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), which is a satellite-based positioning system similar to the U.S. operated GPS.

• Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft detects strong winds on Venus

  Tomasz NowakowskiSeptember 2nd, 2017

  Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft orbiting Venus has spotted extremely strong winds near the planet’s equator blowing at speeds of over 178 mph (286 km/h). The newly discovered, high-velocity winds could provide important hints about the dynamics of the Venusian atmosphere.

• H-IIA rocket launches 3rd Japanese navigation satellite

  Derek RichardsonAugust 19th, 2017

  Lifting off from the sea-side Tanegashima Space Center, Japan’s H-IIA rocket launched the Asian country’s latest GPS augmentation satellite for the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS). The launch took place at 1:29 a.m. EDT (5:29 GMT) Aug 19, 2017.

• JAXA H-IIA launch of GPS satellite canceled

  Bart LeahyAugust 12th, 2017

  In a brief media statement, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced that it has canceled today's planned launch of an H-IIA rocket, which is carrying a navigation satellite that is designed to augment the Global Positioning System (GPS) for the Japanese region.

• Japan gearing up to launch Michibiki-3 navigation satellite

  Curt GodwinAugust 10th, 2017

  The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is in final preparations to launch the third of the country's Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) series atop an H-IIA rocket. The satellite, also called Michibiki-3, will augment Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation services in the island nation.

• JAXA launches second ‘Michibiki’ navigation satellite

  Bart LeahyJune 1st, 2017

  TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER, Japan — A Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-IIA rocket launched the second of four navigation satellites. The satellite, Michibiki-2, is part of a system designed to provide global positioning system (GPS) services for the Japanese home islands.

• Japanese navigation constellation set to expand with H-IIA launch

  Derek RichardsonMay 30th, 2017

  Japan is set to launch its third H-IIA rocket in 2017. The two-stage vehicle, the workhorse for the Japanese space agency, will send to space Michibiki-2, the second satellite in the country’s regional navigation system.