Japan （合计：97个）
| Id | Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Current Official Name of Satellite | Country/Org of UN Registry | Country of Operator/Owner | Operator/Owner | Users | Purpose | Detailed Purpose | Class of Orbit | Type of Orbit | Longitude of GEO (degrees) | Perigee (km) | Apogee (km) | Eccentricity | Inclination (degrees) | Period (minutes) | Launch Mass (kg.) | Dry Mass (kg.) | Power (watts) | Date of Launch | Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | Contractor | Country of Contractor | Launch Site | Launch Vehicle | COSPAR Number | NORAD Number | Comments | Source Used for Orbital Data | Source |
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| 53 | ALE-2 (Astro Live Experiences-2) | ALE-2 | NR | Japan | Astro Live Experiences | Commercial | Earth Science | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 397 | 414 | 1.25E-03 | 97.01 | 92.06 | 75 | 2019/12/6 | Astro Live Experiences | Japan | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 | Electron | 2019-084A | 44824 | Planned display of colorful meteor-like lights for Tokyo Summer Olympics. | JMSatcat/3_20 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/12/06/rocket-labs-10th-launch-tests-booster-recovery-technology/ | ||||
| 106 | ARICA | ARICA | NR (1/22) | Japan | Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo | Civil | Technology Development | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 547 | 572 | 1.80E-03 | 97.6 | 95 | 1 | 2021/11/8 | Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo | Japan | Uchinoura Space Center | H2A | 2021-102J | 49403 | Will attempt to detect transient astronomical events like gamma-ray bursts and transmit the data to the ground via a commercial communications satellite network. | JMSatcat/1_22 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/15/japanese-epsilon-rocket-launches-nine-small-satellites/ | ||||
| 120 | ASNARO 1 (Advanced Satellite with New system Architecture for Observation) | ASNARO-1 | Japan | Japan | Japan Space Systems | Government | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 506 | 507 | 7.27E-05 | 97.48 | 94.75 | 500 | 2014/11/6 | 3 | NEC Corporation | Japan | Dombarovsky Air Base | Dnepr | 2014-070A | 40298 | Japanese optical high-resolution Earth imaging mission under development by the NEC Corporation and USEF (Institute for Unmanned Space Experiment Free Flyer). | ZARYA | http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/Launches.php?year=2014 | ||
| 121 | ASNARO 2 (Advanced Satellite with New system Architecture for Observation) | ASNARO-2 | Japan | Japan | Japan Space Systems | Government | Earth Observation | Radar Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 493 | 505 | 8.73E-04 | 97.3 | 94.5 | 570 | 2018/1/17 | 3 | NEC Corporation | Japan | Uchinoura Space Center | Epsilon | 2018-007A | 43152 | X-band radar. | JMSatcat/5_18 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/01/17/japanese-radar-satellite-launched-aboard-third-epsilon-booster/ | ||
| 122 | ASTERISC (Asutarisuku) | ASTERISC | NR (1/22) | Japan | Chiba Institute of Technology | Civil | Technology Development | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 556 | 573 | 1.23E-03 | 97.6 | 94.5 | 4 | 2021/11/8 | Chiba Institute of Technology | Japan | Uchinoura Space Center | H2A | 2021-102C | 49397 | Will unfurl a membrane-like structure to evaluate dust particles in orbit. | JMSatcat/1_22 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/15/japanese-epsilon-rocket-launches-nine-small-satellites/ | ||||
| 255 | BSAT-3A | BSAT-3A | Japan | Japan | Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. | Commercial | Communications | GEO | 109.91 | 35,778 | 35,794 | 1.90E-04 | 0.03 | 1436.1 | 1,980 | 2007/8/14 | 13 | Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems | USA | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 ECA | 2007-036B | 32019 | Twelve 130W Ku-band transponders; HD TV. | JM/12_08 | |||||
| 256 | BSAT-3B | BSAT-3B | Japan | Japan | Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. | Commercial | Communications | GEO | 110 | 33,066 | 35,725 | 3.26E-02 | 0.07 | 1365.61 | 2,060 | 975 | 2010/10/28 | 15 | Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems | USA | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 ECA | 2010-056B | 37207 | Broadcast 130W Ku-band transponders. | SC - ASCR | http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2010/056B.HTM | |||
| 257 | BSAT-3C/JCSat 110-R | BSAT-3C/JCSat 110-R | Japan | Japan | Broadcasting Satellite System Corp./Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation | Commercial | Communications | GEO | 110 | 35,784 | 35,787 | 3.56E-05 | 0.05 | 1436.04 | 2,910 | 2011/8/6 | 15 | Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems | USA | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 ECA | 2011-041B | 37776 | Co-owned by two companies. | SC - ASCR | http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2011/0806_ss_BSAT-3c.html | ||||
| 258 | BSAT-4A | BSAT-4A | Japan | Japan | Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. | Commercial | Communications | GEO | 110 | 35,719 | 35,725 | 7.13E-05 | 0.02 | 1432.7 | 3,520 | 2017/9/29 | 15 | Space Systems/Loral | USA | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 | 2017-059B | 42951 | 24 Ku-band transponders. Will provide HD, 4K and 8K Ultra HD television broadcasts over Japan. | JM/3_18 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/09/29/ariane-5-rocket-deploys-satellites-for-intelsat-and-b-sat/ | ||||
| 259 | BSAT-4B | BSAT-4B | Japan | Japan | Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. | Commercial | Communications | GEO | 110 | 35,789 | 35,798 | 1.07E-04 | 0.01 | 1436.1 | 3,520 | 2020/8/15 | 15 | Maxar Technologies | USA | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 | 2020-056A | 46112 | Will be used initially as backup for the Olympic Games. | ZARYA | https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/08/15/debuting-upgrades-ariane-5-rocket-deploys-three-u-s-built-satellites-in-orbit/ | ||||
| 304 | CE-SAT-1 (Canon Electric Satellite 1) | CE-SAT-1 | Japan | Japan | Canon Electronics | Commercial | Technology Development | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 497 | 517 | 1.45E-03 | 97.45 | 94.76 | 3 | 2017/6/22 | Canon Electronics Space Technology Laboratory | Japan | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV | 2017-036E | 42769 | Create a high-resolution Earth-imaging system by combining a Cassegrain telescope with a conventional Canon image sensor found in the firm’s EOS product line. | JMSatcat/10_17 | https://www.canonwatch.com/canons-satellite-ce-sat-1-is-in-orbit-building-a-high-resolution-earth-imaging-system-using-eos-5d-mark-iii/ | |||
| 305 | CE-SAT-2B (Canon Electric Satellite 2B) | CE-SAT-2B | Japan | Japan | Canon Electronics | Commercial | Technology Demonstration | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 507 | 523 | 1.16E-03 | 97.5 | 94.2 | 36 | 2020/10/28 | 2 | Canon Electronics Space Technology Laboratory | Japan | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 | Electron | 2020-077F | 46818 | 2 year demonstration mission on three types of cameras. | JMSatcat/12_20 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/10/28/rocket-lab-successfully-launches-satellites-for-planet-and-canon/ | ||
| 380 | Cubesat XI-IV (Oscar 57, CO-57) | Cubesat XI-IV | Japan | Japan | Department of Astronautics, University of Tokyo | Civil | Technology Development | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 815 | 830 | 1.04E-03 | 98.7 | 101.3 | 1 | 2003/6/30 | Department of Astronautics, University of Tokyo | Japan | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Dnepr | 2003-031J | 27848 | On-orbit verification of the super small satellite (nano-satellite) bus system using commercial-off-the-shell components. | www.satellitedebris.net 12/12 | |||||
| 392 | Daichi-2 (Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2, ALOS 2 2) | Daichi-2 | NR | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Earth Observation | Radar Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 630 | 635 | 3.57E-04 | 97.88 | 97.36 | 2,120 | 5,200.00 | 2014/5/24 | 7 | Mitsubishi Electric | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2014-029A | 39766 | Follow-on to ALOS-1 mission. | ZARYA | https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/a/alos-2 | |
| 417 | Diwata-2B | Diwata-2B | NR | Japan | Philippines’ Department of Science and Technology, University of the Philippines Diliman, and Japan’s Hokkaido University and Tohoku University | Civil | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 595 | 616 | 1.51E-03 | 97.8 | 96.8 | 56 | 2018/10/29 | 1 | PHL Microsat | Philippines | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2018-084H | 43678 | Optical imaging. | JMSatcat/11_18 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/10/29/japan-launches-satellite-to-study-human-causes-of-climate-change/ | ||
| 625 | DRUMS (Debris Removal Unprecedented Micro-Satellite) | DRUMS | NR (1/22) | Japan | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | Commercial | Technology Demonstration | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 549 | 572 | 1.66E-03 | 97.6 | 94.6 | 62 | 2021/11/8 | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | Japan | Uchinoura Space Center | H2A | 2021-102D | 49398 | Prove out technologies and instruments that could be used on future missions to remove space junk from orbit. | JMSatcat/1_22 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/15/japanese-epsilon-rocket-launches-nine-small-satellites/ | ||||
| 678 | EOS-AM Terra | Terra | USA | USA/Canada/Japan | Earth Sciences Enterprise (NASA) | Government | Earth Observation | Earth Science | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 702 | 703 | 7.07E-05 | 98.2 | 98.8 | 4,854 | 2,530.00 | 1999/12/18 | 6 | Lockheed Martin | USA | Vandenberg AFB | Atlas 2AS | 1999-068A | 25994 | Aathfinusrs for Earth Sciences Gnterprise's 190 Vanelliea LEO gonseallation. | www.satellitedebris.net 12/12 | http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html | |
| 680 | EOS-PM Aqua (Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS, EOS PM-1) | Aqua | USA | USA/Japan/Brazil | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - Earth Science Enterprise/Japan Meteorological Agency/Brazilian Space Agency | Government | Earth Observation | Earth Science | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 701 | 704 | 2.12E-04 | 98.2 | 98.8 | 2,934 | 2,832 | 4,860 (EOL) | 2002/5/4 | 6 | NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency/Equatorial Systems (Brazil) | USA/Japan/Brazil | Vandenberg AFB | Delta | 2002-022A | 27424 | Six-year chronology of the planet and its hydrological processes. | www.satellitedebris.net 12/12 | http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/2003/0528aqua.html |
| 682 | ERG (Exploration of Energization and Radiation in Geospace, Arase) | ERG | Japan | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Space Science | Elliptical | 0 | 460 | 33,200 | 7.06E-01 | 31 | 580 | 350 | 750.00 | 2016/12/20 | 1 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Japan | Uchinoura Space Center | Epsilon | 2016-080A | 41896 | Study of the Van Allen belts. | EOPortal | http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/12/20/research-platform-launched-to-brave-van-allen-radiation-belts/ | |||
| 786 | Galaxy-13 (Horizons 1, Galaxy 13L) | Galaxy-13 | USA | USA/Japan | PanAmSat (Intelsat S.A.)/Sky Perfect JSAT Corp. | Commercial | Communications | GEO | -126.97 | 35,781 | 35,790 | 1.07E-04 | 0.01 | 1436.07 | 4,060 | 2,630 | 8,600.00 | 2003/10/1 | 15 | Boeing Satellite Systems | USA | Sea Launch Odyssey | Zenit 3 | 2003-044A | 27954 | Horizons 1 is Ku-band payload; C-band is on Galaxy 13. | JM/12_08 | http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eurospace/espdatabase/index.html | ||
| 855 | GCOM-C (Global Change Observation Mission Climate, Shikisai) | GCOM-C | Japan | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Earth Observation | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 790 | 793 | 2.09E-04 | 98.7 | 100.69 | 2,200 | 2017/12/22 | 5 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2017-082A | 43065 | Make “surface and atmospheric measurements related to the carbon cycle and radiation budget, such as clouds, aerosols, ocean color, vegetation, and snow and ice.” | JMSatcat/_18 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/12/22/h2a-f37-launch-coverage/ | |||
| 872 | Global Change Observation Mission - 1 Water (GCOM-1, Shikuzu) | GCOM-1 | Japan | USA/Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Earth Observation | Earth Science | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 701 | 704 | 2.12E-04 | 98.2 | 98.8 | 1,900 | 4.05 | 2012/5/17 | 5 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2012-025A | 38337 | First of a series of satellites to study water circulation systems in the Earth's atmosphere; July 2012 took up lead position in A-Train. | www.satellitedebris.net 12/12 | http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gcom_w/index_e.html | |
| 967 | GOSAT-2 (Greenhouse gases Observing Satellite-2; Ibuki-2) | GOSAT-2 | Japan | Japan | JAXA, Ministry of Environment, National Institute of Environmental Studies | Government | Earth Observation | Earth Science | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 585 | 599 | 1.01E-03 | 97.85 | 96.5 | 1,800 | 2018/10/29 | 5 | Mitsubishi Electric | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2018-084B | 43672 | Measure greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere and help scientists better quantify the role of human activity in climate change. | JMSatcat/11_18 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/10/29/japan-launches-satellite-to-study-human-causes-of-climate-change/ | ||
| 970 | GPM Core Observatory (Global Precipitation Measurement) | GPM Core Observatory | NR | USA/Japan | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/JAXA | Government | Earth Observation | Earth Science | LEO | Non-Polar Inclined | 0 | 392 | 409 | 1.26E-03 | 65.02 | 92.57 | 3,850 | 2014/2/27 | NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center | USA | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2014-009C | 39574 | The GPM Core observatory is equipped with radar and microwave imagers to collect data to measure precipitation in the Earth's atmosphere. | SC - ASCR | http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GPM/spacecraft/index.html#.U7bZNbHviAo | |||
| 973 | Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (Ibuki, GoSAT) | Ibuki | Japan | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Earth Observation | Earth Science | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 668 | 670 | 1.42E-04 | 98.1 | 98.1 | 1,750 | 3,800.00 | 2009/1/23 | 5 | Mitsubishi Electric | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2009-002A | 33492 | Observe the concentration and distribution of greenhouse gases across most of the Earth's surface. | www.satellitedebris.net 12/12 | http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gosat/index_e.html | |
| 974 | GRUS-1A | GRUS-1A | Japan | Japan | Axelspace | Commercial | Earth Observation | Multispectral Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 570 | 582 | 8.64E-04 | 97.7 | 96.2 | 100 | 2018/12/27 | 5 | Axelspace | Japan | Vostochny Cosmodrome | Soyuz-2.1a | 2018-111Q | 43890 | First satellite in Axelspace's earth observation constellation, AxelGlobe. | JMSatcat/3_19 | https://www.axelspace.com/en/solution_/grus/ | ||
| 975 | GRUS-1B | GRUS-1B | Japan | Japan | Axelspace | Commercial | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 579 | 604 | 1.80E-03 | 97.7 | 96.5 | 100 | 2021/3/22 | 5 | Axelspace | Japan | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Soyuz-2.1a | 2021-022C | 47934 | JMSatcat/5_21 | https://www.axelspace.com/2021-03/pr_210322 | |||
| 976 | GRUS-1C | GRUS-1C | Japan | Japan | Axelspace | Commercial | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 579 | 604 | 1.80E-03 | 97.7 | 96.5 | 100 | 2021/3/22 | 5 | Axelspace | Japan | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Soyuz-2.1a | 2021-022B | 47933 | JMSatcat/5_21 | https://www.axelspace.com/2021-03/pr_210322 | |||
| 977 | GRUS-1D | GRUS-1D | Japan | Japan | Axelspace | Commercial | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 579 | 604 | 1.80E-03 | 97.7 | 96.5 | 100 | 2021/3/22 | 5 | Axelspace | Japan | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Soyuz-2.1a | 2021-022E | 47936 | JMSatcat/5_21 | https://www.axelspace.com/2021-03/pr_210322 | |||
| 978 | GRUS-1E | GRUS-1E | Japan | Japan | Axelspace | Commercial | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 578 | 604 | 1.87E-03 | 97.7 | 96.5 | 100 | 2021/3/22 | 5 | Axelspace | Japan | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Soyuz-2.1a | 2021-022D | 47935 | JMSatcat/5_21 | https://www.axelspace.com/2021-03/pr_210322 | |||
| 1041 | Hibari | Hibari | NR (1/22) | Japan | Tokyo Institute of Technology | Civil | Technology Demonstration | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 548 | 572 | 1.73E-03 | 97.6 | 96 | 55 | 2021/11/8 | Tokyo Institute of Technology | Japan | Uchinoura Space Center | H2A | 2021-102F | 49400 | Will test a method of attitude control, or pointing, using the variable shape of its solar array wings. | JMSatcat/1_22 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/15/japanese-epsilon-rocket-launches-nine-small-satellites/ | ||||
| 1046 | Himawari 8 | Himawari 8 | Japan | Japan | Japan Meteorological Agency/Meteorological Satellite Center (MSC) | Government | Earth Observation | Meteorology | GEO | 140 | 35,774 | 35,797 | 2.73E-04 | 0.08 | 1436.06 | 3,500 | 1,300 | 2,600.00 | 2014/10/7 | 8 | Mitsubishi Electric | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2014-060A | 40267 | Equipped with highly improved Advanced Himawari Imagers (AHIs). | ZARYA | http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/Launches.php?year=2014 | |
| 1047 | Himawari 9 | Himawari 9 | Japan | Japan | Japan Meteorological Agency/Meteorological Satellite Center (MSC) | Government | Earth Observation | Meteorology | GEO | 140 | 35,788 | 35,799 | 1.30E-04 | 0 | 1436.1 | 3,500 | 1,300 | 2,600.00 | 2016/11/2 | 8 | Mitsubishi Electric | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2016-064A | 41836 | Equipped with highly improved Advanced Himawari Imagers (AHIs). | JM/12_16 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2016/11/02/japanese-weather-observatory-successfully-boosted-into-orbit/ | |
| 1049 | Hisaki (Sprint A, Spectroscopic Planet Observatory for Recognition of Interaction of Atmosphere) | Hisaki | Japan | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Space Science | Elliptical | 0 | 952 | 1,155 | 1.37E-02 | 31 | 106.27 | 348 | 900.00 | 2013/9/14 | 1 | NEC Corporation | Japan | Uchinoura Space Center | Epsilon | 2013-049A | 39253 | Carries extreme ultraviolet telescope to observe the planets and measure their interaction with plasma generated by Jupiters moon Io and investigate the mechanism of how the atmosphere of the terrestrial planets escapes into space. | ZARYA | http://www.shi.co.jp/english/info/2013/6kgpsq0000001k40.html | |||
| 1060 | Hodoyoshi-3 | Hodoyoshi-3 | Japan | Japan | University of Tokyo and NESTRA | Government | Technology Development | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 613 | 666 | 3.78E-03 | 97.98 | 97.51 | 60 | 50.00 | 2014/6/19 | University of Tokyo | Japan | Dombarovsky Air Base | Dnepr | 2014-033F | 40015 | Accelerate the technology development and practical utilization of micro/nano-satellites. | ZARYA | http://www.technology.org/2014/08/06/micro-satellites-hodoyoshi-3-4-start-capturing-earth-images/ | |||
| 1061 | Hodoyoshi-4 | Hodoyoshi-4 | Japan | Japan | University of Tokyo and NESTRA | Government | Technology Development | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 613 | 650 | 2.64E-03 | 97.99 | 97.35 | 60 | 50.00 | 2014/6/19 | University of Tokyo | Japan | Dombarovsky Air Base | Dnepr | 2014-033B | 40011 | ZARYA | http://www.technology.org/2014/08/06/micro-satellites-hodoyoshi-3-4-start-capturing-earth-images/ | ||||
| 1064 | Horizons 2 | Horizons 2 | USA | USA/Japan | Horizons 2 Satellite, LLC (Intelsat, Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation) | Commercial | Communications | GEO | 85 | 35,777 | 35,796 | 2.25E-04 | 0 | 1436.1 | 2,300 | 4,700.00 | 2007/12/21 | 15 | Orbital Sciences Corp. | USA | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 | 2007-063B | 32388 | Joint venture between Intelsat and JSAT; 20 Ku-band transponders, services to the US, Canada and Japan. | JM/12_08 | http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/Publications/Horizons2_fact.pdf | |||
| 1065 | Horizons 3e | Horizons 3e | NR | USA/Japan | Horizons 2 Satellite, LLC (Intelsat, Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation) | Commercial | Communications | GEO | 169 | 35,789 | 35,798 | 1.07E-04 | 0 | 1436.1 | 6,500 | 2018/9/25 | 15 | Boeing | USA | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 ECA | 2018-074B | 43633 | Aeronautical and maritime mobility services in Pacific Northwest and North America. | JMSatcat/11_18 | http://www.intelsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/H-3e-Fact-Sheet.pdf | ||||
| 1066 | Horyu-2 (High Voltage Technology Demonstration Satellite-2) | Horyu-2 | Japan | Japan | Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT) | Civil | Technology Development | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 650 | 669 | 1.35E-03 | 98.2 | 97.9 | 7 | 2012/5/17 | 1 | Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT) | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2012-025D | 38340 | To test an experimental high-voltage solar array system and observe spacecraft charging effects caused by it; also provide ground communication for junior/senor high school students as amateur radio. | www.satellitedebris.net 12/12 | https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/h/horyu-2 | |||
| 1093 | IGS Optical 5 (IGS-9B, Information Gathering Satellite 9B) | IGS Optical 5 | NR | Japan | Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSIC) | Government | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 511 | 515 | 2.91E-04 | 97.5 | 95.2 | 1,600 | 2015/3/26 | 5 | Mitsubishi Electric | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2015-015A | 40538 | Optical reconnaissance. | JM/8_15 | http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/03/japanese-h-iia-igs-optical-5-satellite/ | ||
| 1094 | IGS Optical 6 (IGS-10B, Information Gathering Satellite 10B) | IGS Optical 6 | Japan | Japan | Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSIC) | Government | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 485 | 499 | 1.02E-03 | 97.2 | 94.5 | 1,600 | 2018/2/26 | 5 | Mitsubishi Electric | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2018-021A | 43223 | Optical reconnaissance. | JMSatcat/5_18 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/02/27/reconnaissance-satellite-launched-by-japanese-h-2a-rocket/ | ||
| 1095 | IGS Optical 7 (IGS-11B Information Gathering Satellite 14) | IGS Optical 7 | Japan | Japan | Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSIC) | Government | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 487 | 493 | 4.37E-04 | 97.4 | 94.4 | 1,600 | 2020/2/9 | 5 | Mitsubishi Electric | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2020-009A | 45165 | Optical reconnaissance. | JMSatcat/3_20 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/02/09/h-2a-f41-launch/ | ||
| 1096 | IGS Radar 5 (Information Gathering Satellite 10A) | IGS Radar 5 | Japan | Japan | Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSIC) | Government | Earth Observation | Radar Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 485 | 499 | 1.02E-03 | 97.2 | 94.5 | 1,600 | 2017/3/16 | 5 | Mitsubishi Electric | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2017-015A | 42072 | Radar reconnaissance. | JM/Satcat | https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/03/17/h-2a-rocket-in-position-for-launch-of-japanese-radar-reconnaissance-craft/ | ||
| 1097 | IGS Radar 6 (Information Gathering Satellite 6, IGS Radar 6) | IGS Radar 6 | Japan | Japan | Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSIC) | Government | Earth Observation | Radar Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 500 | 500 | 0.00E+00 | 97.3 | 94.6 | 1,600 | 2018/6/12 | 5 | Mitsubishi Electric | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2018-052A | 43495 | Radar reconnaissance. | JMSatcat/10_18 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/06/12/japanese-intelligence-gathering-satellite-successfully-launched/ | ||
| 1098 | IGS-5A (Information Gathering Satellite 5A, IGS Optical 3) | IGS-5A | Japan | Japan | Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSIC) | Government | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 484 | 492 | 5.83E-04 | 97.31 | 94.37 | 1,600 | 2009/11/28 | 5 | Mitsubishi/Toshiba | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2009-066A | 36104 | Optical reconnaissance. | SC - ASCR | http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2009/066A.HTM | ||
| 1099 | IGS-6A (Information Gathering Satellite 6A, IGS Optical 4) | IGS-6A | Japan | Japan | Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSIC) | Government | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 588 | 591 | 2.16E-04 | 97.69 | 96.47 | 1,600 | 2011/9/23 | 5 | Mitsubishi/Toshiba | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2011-050A | 37813 | Radar reconnaissance. | ZARYA | http://www.spaceflightnow.com/h2a/f19/ | ||
| 1100 | IGS-7A (Information Gathering Satellite 7A, IGS Radar 3) | IGS-7A | Japan | Japan | Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSIC) | Government | Earth Observation | Radar Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 512 | 514 | 1.45E-04 | 97.46 | 94.89 | 1,600 | 2011/12/12 | 5 | Mitsubishi/Toshiba | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2011-075A | 37954 | Radar reconnaissance. | ZARYA | http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/Launches.php?year=2011 | ||
| 1101 | IGS-8A (Information Gathering Satellite 8A, IGS Radar 4) | IGS-8A | Japan | Japan | Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSIC) | Government | Earth Observation | Radar Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 509 | 514 | 3.63E-04 | 97.5 | 94.85 | 1,600 | 2013/1/27 | 5 | Mitsubishi Electric | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2013-002A | 39061 | Radar reconnaissance. | ZARYA | http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/Launches.php?year=2013 | ||
| 1102 | IGS-8B (Information Gathering Satellite 8B, IGS Optical 5 Demonstrator) | IGS-8B | Japan | Japan | Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSIC) | Government | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 512 | 523 | 7.99E-04 | 97.5 | 94.85 | 1,600 | 2013/1/27 | 5 | Mitsubishi Electric | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2013-002B | 39062 | Optical demonstration satellite. | ZARYA | http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/Launches.php?year=2013 | ||
| 1103 | IGS-9A (Information Gathering Satellite 9A, IGS Radar Spare) | IGS-9A | Japan | Japan | Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSIC) | Government | Earth Observation | Radar Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 510 | 510 | 0.00E+00 | 97.5 | 94.85 | 1,600 | 2015/1/31 | 5 | Mitsubishi Electric | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2015-004A | 40381 | Radar reconnaissance. | Estimated | http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-03/26/c_134099104.htm | ||
| 1256 | JCSat 10 (Japan Communications Satellite 10, JCSat 3A) | JCSat 10 | Japan | Japan | Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation | Commercial | Communications | GEO | 127.51 | 35,772 | 35,801 | 3.44E-04 | 1.19 | 1436.1 | 4,400 | 1,858 | 2006/8/11 | 15 | Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems | USA | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 | 2006-033A | 29272 | 30 Ku-band, 12 C-band transponders. | JM/12_08 | http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/2006/033A.HTM | |||
| 1257 | JCSat 13 (Japan Communications Satellite 13) | JCSat 13 | Japan | Japan | Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation | Commercial | Communications | GEO | 124 | 35,780 | 35,791 | 1.30E-04 | 0.05 | 1436.03 | 4,500 | 2012/5/15 | 15 | Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems | USA | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 ECA | 2012-023A | 38331 | 44 Ku-band transponders. | ZARYA | http://www.spaceflight101.com/va-206-ariane-5-mission.html | ||||
| 1258 | JCSat 14 (JCSat 2B, Japan Communications Satellite 14) | JCSat 14 | Japan | Japan | Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation | Commercial | Communications | GEO | 154 | 35,861 | 35,924 | 7.45E-04 | 0.02 | 1441.5 | 4,500 | 2016/5/6 | 15 | Space Systems/Loral | USA | Cape Canaveral | Falcon 9 | 2016-028A | 41471 | Space50 | http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/05/06/falcon-9-succeeds-in-middle-of-the-night-launch/ | |||||
| 1259 | JCSat 15 | JCSat 15 | Japan | Japan | Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation | Commercial | Communications | GEO | 110 | 35,721 | 35,774 | 6.29E-04 | 0 | 1434.1 | 3,400 | 2016/12/21 | 15 | Space Systems/Loral | USA | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 | 2016-082A | 41903 | Will replace N-Sat 110. | JM/1_17 | http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/12/21/brazilian-and-japanese-communications-satellites-launched-by-ariane-5-rocket/ | ||||
| 1260 | JCSat 16 | JCSat 16 | Japan | Japan | Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation | Commercial | Communications | GEO | 162 | 35,786 | 35,801 | 1.78E-04 | 0 | 1436.01 | 4,500 | 2016/8/14 | 15 | Space Systems/Loral | USA | Cape Canaveral | Falcon 9 | 2016-050A | 41729 | JM/12_16 | http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/08/14/falcon-9-rocket-launches-japanese-satellite-then-nails-bullseye-landing/ | |||||
| 1261 | JCSat 17 | JCSat 17 | Japan | Japan | Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation | Commercial | Communications | GEO | 136 | 35,773 | 35,800 | 3.20E-04 | 6.97 | 1436.11 | 5,857 | 2020/2/18 | 15 | Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems | USA | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 | 2020-013A | 45245 | JMGEO/4_20 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/02/18/ariane-5-deploys-communications-and-environmental-monitoring-satellites/ | |||||
| 1262 | JCSat 18/Kacific 1 | JCSat18/Kacific 1 | Japan | Japan/Singapore | Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation/Kacific | Commercial | Communications | GEO | 150 | 35,779 | 35,800 | 2.49E-04 | 0.08 | 1436.2 | 6,956 | 2019/12/17 | 15 | Boeing Satellite Systems | USA | Cape Canaveral | Falcon 9 | 2019-091A | 44868 | Kacific will take the satellite’s Ka-band capacity, and Sky Perfect JSAT controls the craft’s Ku-band payload. | JMSatcat/3_20 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/12/17/startup-launches-broadband-satellite-on-spacex-rocket-to-connect-pacific-islands/ | ||||
| 1263 | JCSat 2A (JCSAT 8, Japan Communications Satellite 8) | JCSat 2A | Japan | Japan | Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation | Commercial | Communications | GEO | 154 | 35,788 | 35,794 | 7.12E-05 | 0.01 | 1436.1 | 2,500 | 1,460 | 3,500.00 | 2002/3/29 | 11 | Boeing Satellite Systems | USA | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 44L | 2002-015A | 27399 | 16 C-band, 16 Ku-band; coverage to Japan< East Asia, Australia and Hawaii. | JM/12_08 | http://www.jsat.net/en/satellite/jcsat-2a.html | ||
| 1264 | JCSat 9 (JCSat 5A, Japanese Communications Satellite 9) | JCSat 9 | Japan | Japan | Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation | Commercial | Communications | GEO | 132.04 | 35,776 | 35,797 | 2.49E-04 | 0.01 | 1436.1 | 4,400 | 2006/4/12 | 12 | Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems | USA | Sea Launch Odyssey | Zenit 3SL | 2006-010A | 29045 | C-band, Ku-band, and S-band transponders. | JM/12_08 | http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2006/q2/060412d_nr.html | ||||
| 1265 | JCSat RA (JCSat 12, Japan Communications Satellite 12) | JCSat RA | Japan | Japan | Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation | Commercial | Communications | GEO | 142.49 | 35,780 | 35,794 | 1.66E-04 | 0.04 | 1436.12 | 4,000 | 2009/8/21 | 15 | Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems | USA | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 | 2009-044A | 35755 | Backup for other JCSATs. | JM/10_09 | http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Arianespace_To_Launch_Japanese_Satellite_JCSAT_12_999.html | ||||
| 1356 | Kirameki 2 (DSN-2) | Kirameki 2 | Japan | Japan | Ministry of Defense | Military | Communications | GEO | 92.97 | 35,764 | 35,810 | 5.46E-04 | 0.1 | 1436.1 | 2017/1/24 | 15 | Mitsubishi Electric | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2017-005A | 41940 | X-Band satellite dedicated to military. | JM/9_17 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/24/japan-puts-its-first-military-communications-satellite-into-orbit/ | |||||
| 1358 | KKS-1 (Kouku Kousen Satellite One, Kiseki) | KKS-1 | Japan | Japan | Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology | Civil | Technology Development | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 651 | 667 | 1.14E-03 | 98.03 | 97.92 | 3 | 2009/1/23 | 1 | Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2009-002H | 33499 | Experiments on micro-thrusters, basic experiments on 3-axis attitude control and take land images with a camera. | SC - ASCR | http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/satslist.htm | |||
| 1373 | KOSEN-1 | KOSEN-1 | NR (1/22) | Japan | National Institute of Technology at Kochi College | Civil | Technology Development | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 543 | 572 | 2.09E-03 | 97.6 | 95 | 3 | 2021/11/8 | National Institute of Technology at Kochi College | Japan | Uchinoura Space Center | H2A | 2021-102H | 49402 | Will deploy an antenna in orbit to study radio emissions from Jupiter. | JMSatcat/1_22 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/15/japanese-epsilon-rocket-launches-nine-small-satellites/ | ||||
| 1557 | LUCAS (Laser Utilizing Communication System, JDRS-1) | LUCAS | Japan | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Communications | GEO | 91 | 35,779 | 35,792 | 1.54E-04 | 0.04 | 1436.04 | 2020/11/29 | 10 | Mitsubishi Electric | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2020-089A | 47202 | Optical communication payload will connect with satellites flying several hundred miles above Earth with a near-infrared laser beam, allowing the transmission of data at high rates. | ZARYA 2020 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/11/29/japanese-data-relay-satellite-set-for-launch-on-h-2a-rocket/ | |||||
| 1689 | Nexus (Fuji-Oscar-99) | Nexus | NR (12/20) | Japan | Nihon University | Civil | Communications | Amateur Radio | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 480 | 512 | 2.33E-03 | 97.3 | 94.5 | 4 | 2019/1/18 | Nahon University | Japan | Uchinoura Space Center | Epsilon | 2019-003F | 43937 | Will test next-generation amateur satellite communications technology. | JMSatcat/3_19 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/01/18/japans-epsilon-rocket-launches-seven-tech-demo-satellites/ | |||
| 2339 | QPS-SAR 1 (Izanagi) | QPS-SAR 1 | Japan | Japan | iQPS | Commercial | Earth Observation | Radar Imaging | LEO | Non-Polar Inclined | 0 | 564 | 573 | 6.49E-04 | 36.9 | 96.04 | 100 | 2019/12/11 | iQPS | Japan | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV | 2019-089E | 44856 | First of a planned 35-satellite constellation - real time earth observation. | JMSatcat/3_20 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/12/11/indias-50th-pslv-lifts-off-with-satellites-from-five-nations/ | |||
| 2340 | QPS-SAR 2 (Izanami) | QPS-SAR 2 | NR | Japan | iQPS | Commercial | Earth Observation | Radar Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 514 | 534 | 1.45E-03 | 97.5 | 95.1 | 100 | 2021/1/24 | iQPS | Japan | Cape Canaveral | Falcon 9/Sherpa FX | 2021-006CA | 47485 | Izanami surveillance of satellites r LEO. | JMSatcat/5_21 | https://spaceflight.com/all-aboard-transporter-1-sxrs-3-departing-soon/ | |||
| 2341 | Qsat-EOS (KYUshu SATellite - Earth Observation System) | Qsat-EOS | NR | Japan | Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT) | Civil | Earth Observation | Earth Science | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 506 | 553 | 3.41E-03 | 97.47 | 95.23 | 49 | 2014/11/6 | Kyushu University | Japan | Dombarovsky Air Base | Dnepr | 2014-070D | 40301 | Range of sensors for disaster monitoring, observing magnetic field, detection of space micro-debris, water vapor. | ZARYA | http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/Launches.php?year=2014 | |||
| 2344 | QZS-1 (Quazi-Zenith Satellite System, Michibiki-1) | QZS-1 | Japan | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Navigation/Regional Positioning | GEO | 126.99 | 32,618 | 38,950 | 7.51E-02 | 40 | 1436 | 4,000 | 2010/9/11 | 15 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2010-045A | 37158 | First in four-satellite constellation for navigation. | SC - ASCR | http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/qzss/index_e.html | ||||
| 2345 | QZS-1R (Quazi-Zenith Satellite System, Michibiki Shogoki Kokei-ki) | QZS-1R | NR (1/22) | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Navigation/Regional Positioning | GEO | 126.99 | 32,647 | 38,964 | 7.49E-02 | 34 | 1436 | 4,100 | 2021/10/26 | 15 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2021-096A | 49336 | Replacement for QZS-1. | JMSatcat/1_22 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/10/26/japan-successfully-launches-replacement-for-decade-old-navigation-satellite/ | ||||
| 2346 | QZS-2 (Quazi-Zenith Satellite System, Michibiki-2) | QZS-2 | Japan | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Navigation/Regional Positioning | GEO | 146.94 | 32,663 | 38,910 | 7.41E-02 | 44 | 1436.12 | 4,000 | 2017/5/31 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2017-028A | 42738 | JMGEO/9_17 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/06/01/japanese-navigation-craft-successfully-delivered-to-orbit/ | ||||||
| 2347 | QZS-3 (Quazi-Zenith Satellite System, Michibiki-3) | QZS-3 | Japan | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Navigation/Regional Positioning | GEO | 127 | 35,784 | 35,802 | 2.13E-04 | 0 | 1436.1 | 4,000 | 2017/8/19 | 15 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2017-048A | 42917 | JMGEO/9_17 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/19/japan-launches-navigation-satellite-after-week-long-delay/ | |||||
| 2348 | QZS-4 (Quazi-Zenith Satellite System, Michibiki-4) | QZS-4 | Japan | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Navigation/Regional Positioning | GEO | 130 | 32,622 | 38,943 | 7.50E-02 | 40.5 | 1435.9 | 4,000 | 2017/10/9 | 15 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2017-062A | 42965 | 4 L-band beams. | JM/3_18 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/10/09/successful-h-2a-rocket-launch-rounds-out-japanese-navigation-network/ | ||||
| 2357 | RAISE-2 (Rapid Innovative Payload Demonstration Satellite 2) | RAISE-2 | NR (1/22) | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency | Government | Technology Demonstration | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 561 | 573 | 8.65E-04 | 97.6 | 96.2 | 110 | 2021/11/8 | Mitsubishi Electric | Japan | Uchinoura Space Center | H2A | 2021-102A | 49395 | Will test the performance of a Sony micro-computer circuit board that could be used in future spacecraft. | JMSatcat/1_22 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/15/japanese-epsilon-rocket-launches-nine-small-satellites/ | ||||
| 2362 | RAPIS-1 (RAPid Innovative payload demonstration Satellite 1) | RAPIS-1 | Japan | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Technology Development | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 498 | 510 | 8.73E-04 | 97.3 | 94.7 | 200 | 2019/1/17 | 2 | Axelspace | Japan | Uchinoura Space Center | Epsilon | 2019-003A | 43932 | Test performance of new thin membrane solar panel design, “green” propulsion system using non-toxic fuel, high-speed X-band comms system, low-cost, miniaturized terminal to receive signals from navigation satellites, and a camera suite for Earth observation and to monitor deployment of the solar array. | JMSatcat/3_19 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/01/18/japans-epsilon-rocket-launches-seven-tech-demo-satellites/ | |||
| 2373 | Reimei (Innovative Technology Demonstration Experiment Satellite - INDEX) | Reimei | Japan | Japan | Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Technology Development | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 595 | 638 | 3.08E-03 | 98 | 97 | 70 | 2005/8/23 | Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) | Japan | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Dnepr | 2005-031B | 28810 | Aurora observations and in-orbit verification of new technologies. | www.satellitedebris.net 12/12 | http://www.spacetoday.net/Summary/3053 | ||||
| 2384 | RISESAT (Rapid International Scientific Experiment Satellite) | RISESAT | NR | Japan | Tohoku University | Civil | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 490 | 513 | 1.67E-03 | 97.3 | 94.6 | 59 | 2019/1/18 | Tohoku University | Japan | Uchinoura Space Center | Epsilon | 2019-003C | 43934 | Carries a color Earth observation camera, and experiments to investigate new attitude control and laser communications technologies. | JMSatcat/3_19 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/01/18/japans-epsilon-rocket-launches-seven-tech-demo-satellites/ | |||
| 2385 | Rising-2 | Rising-2 | Japan | Japan | Tohoku University/Hokkaido University | Civil | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 625 | 630 | 3.57E-04 | 97.88 | 97.27 | 41 | 42.00 | 2014/5/24 | Tohoku University/Hokkaido University | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2014-029D | 39769 | Earth observation with a resolution of ~ 5 m. In particular, high-resolution cumulonimbus scenes will be observed using the LCTF (Liquid Tunable Multispectral Filter) technique. | ZARYA | https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/r/rising-2 | ||
| 2411 | RSP-01 (RymanSat Project-01) | RSP-01 | NR (5/21) | Japan | RymanSat Project | Commercial | Communications | LEO | Non-Polar Inclined | 0 | 419 | 421 | 1.47E-04 | 51.6 | 92.8 | 1 | 2021/3/14 | RymanSat | Japan | International Space Station - Antares | JEM Airlock | 1998-067RV | 47925 | JMSatcat/5_21 | https://airtable.com/shrafcwXODMMKeRgU/tbldJoOBP5wlNOJQY | |||||
| 2474 | SDS-4 (Small Demonstration Satellite-4) | SDS-4 | Japan | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Technology Development | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 661 | 673 | 8.53E-04 | 98.2 | 98.1 | 50 | 48 | 120.00 | 2012/5/17 | 2 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2012-025C | 38339 | Several technology demonstration experiments and including an experiment to monitor AIS (Automatic Information System) messages transmitted from ships at sea. | www.satellitedebris.net 12/12 | https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/s/sds-4 | |
| 2476 | SEEDS 2 | SEEDS 2 | Japan | Japan | Nihon University | Civil | Technology Development | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 607 | 627 | 1.43E-03 | 97.8 | 97 | 3 | 2008/4/28 | Nihon University | Japan | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV C9 | 2008-021J | 32791 | Will download telemetry in Morse code and 1200-baud FM. | www.satellitedebris.net 12/12 | http://www.lib.cas.cz/space.40/2008/I021A.HTM | ||||
| 2613 | SOCRATES (Space Optical Communications Research Advanced TEchnology Satellite) | SOCRATES | Japan | Japan | National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (JPN) | Commercial | Technology Development | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 618 | 629 | 7.86E-04 | 97.87 | 97.17 | 48 | 100.00 | 2014/5/24 | Advanced Engineering Services Company, Ltd. | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2014-029C | 39768 | Development of new satellite bus. | ZARYA | http://www.aes.co.jp/product/pdf/socrates_hp_e.pdf | |||
| 2614 | SOHLA 1 (Space Oriented Higashiosaka Leading Association, Maido 1) | SOHLA 1 | Japan | Japan | Astrotech SOHLA | Civil | Technology Development | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 657 | 665 | 5.69E-04 | 98.1 | 98 | 50 | 2009/1/23 | Space Oriented Higashiosaka Leading Association | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2009-002E | 33496 | Observe lightening. | www.satellitedebris.net 12/12 | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa/gov/spacewarn/spx663.html | ||||
| 2780 | SPATIUM-I | SPATIUM-I | NR | Japan/Singapore | Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT)/Nanyang Technological University (NTU) | Civil | Technology Development | LEO | Non-Polar Inclined | 0 | 400 | 406 | 4.43E-04 | 51.6 | 92.6 | 3 | 2018/10/6 | Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT)/Nanyang Technological University (NTU) | Japan/Singapore | International Space Station | Manual Deployment | 1998-067PN | 43638 | Demonstrate a new technique for ionosphere mapping | JMSatcat/3_19 | http://www.kyutech.ac.jp/english/en-news/topics/entry-5953.html | ||||
| 2786 | SPROUT (SPace Research On Unique Technology) | SPROUT | Japan | Japan | Nihon University | Civil | Technology Development | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 614 | 629 | 1.07E-03 | 97.87 | 97.13 | 7 | 2014/5/24 | Nihon University | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2014-029E | 39770 | ZARYA | http://sat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/sprout-e/1-Mission-e.html | |||||
| 5034 | StriX β (StriX-Beta) | StriX β | NR (4/22) | Japan | Synspective | Commercial | Earth Observation | Radar Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 555 | 572 | 1.23E-03 | 97.8 | 95.5 | 150 | 2022/2/28 | Synspective | Japan | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B | Electron | 2022-020A | 51847 | Planning a fleet of 30 commercial radar remote sensing satellites to provide high-frequency, high-resolution images worldwide. | JMSatcat/4_22 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/02/28/rocket-lab-debuts-new-launch-pad-deploys-japanese-radar-satellite/ | |||
| 5035 | StriX-α (StriX-Alpha) | StriX-a | Japan | Japan | Synspective | Commercial | Earth Observation | Radar Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 489 | 511 | 1.60E-03 | 97.4 | 94.6 | 150 | 2020/12/15 | University of Tokyo, the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Keio University, Japan Space Systems | Japan | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 | Electron | 2020-098A | 47253 | First of planned 30-satellite radar imaging fleet. | ZARYA 2020 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/12/15/rocket-lab-closes-out-year-with-launch-of-synspectives-first-radar-satellite/ | |||
| 5044 | Superbird 7 (Superbird C2) | Superbird 7 | Japan | Japan | Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation | Commercial | Communications | GEO | 143.77 | 35,778 | 35,794 | 1.90E-04 | 0.12 | 1436.1 | 5,000 | 2008/8/14 | 15 | Mitsubishi Electric | Japan | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 ECA | 2008-038A | 33274 | 28 Ku-band transponders to provide internet and television services to Japan, East Asia, and the Pacific region. | JM/12_08 | http://global.mitsubishielectric.com/bu/space/satellite/communication/superbird_c2_7.html | ||||
| 5045 | Superbird 8/DSN-1 (Kirameki 1) | Superbird 8/DSN 1 | Japan | Japan | Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation/DSN Corp. | Commercial/Military | Communications | GEO | 158 | 35,774 | 35,799 | 2.97E-04 | 0 | 1436.1 | 5,348 | 2018/4/5 | Mitsubishi Electric | Japan | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 | 2018-033A | 43271 | Ku- and Ka-band for Sky Perfect; X-band for Japanese Ministry of Defenses. | JMGEO/5_18 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/04/05/ariane-5-returns-to-service-with-dual-satellite-launch/ | |||||
| 5084 | TeikyoSat 4 (Oruri) | TeikyoSat 4 | NR (1/22) | Japan | Teikyo University | Civil | Technology Development | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 558 | 574 | 1.15E-03 | 97.6 | 94.5 | 52 | 2021/11/8 | Teikyo University | Japan | Uchinoura Space Center | H2A | 2021-102B | 49396 | Testbed for a miniature lab module that could accommodate biological experiments and other types of microgravity research. | JMSatcat/1_22 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/15/japanese-epsilon-rocket-launches-nine-small-satellites/ | ||||
| 5093 | Ten-Koh | Ten-Koh | NR | Japan | Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT) | Civil | Space Science | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 595 | 613 | 1.29E-03 | 97.8 | 96.7 | 23 | 2018/10/29 | 1 | Kyushu Technical University | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2018-084G | 43677 | Will measure radiation, magnetic flux density and electron density for a mission lasting at least six months. | JMSatcat/11_18 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/10/29/japan-launches-satellite-to-study-human-causes-of-climate-change/ | |||
| 5188 | Tsuru (Birds 4) | Tsuru | NR (5/21) | Japan | Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT) | Civil | Technology Development | LEO | Non-Polar Inclined | 0 | 413 | 415 | 1.47E-04 | 51.6 | 92.8 | 1 | 2021/3/14 | Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT) | Japan | International Space Station | J-SSOD Deployer | 1998-067SD | 47927 | Educational and amateur radio | JMSatcat/5_21 | https://www.nanosats.eu/sat/tsuru | ||||
| 5223 | UNIFORM 1 (UNiversity International FORmation Mission 1) | UNIFORM 1 | Japan | Japan | Wakayama University (UNIFORM consortium) | Civil | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 622 | 629 | 5.00E-04 | 97.87 | 97.2 | 50 | 140.00 | 2014/5/24 | Wakayama University and other Japanese universities | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2014-029B | 39767 | Forest fire monitoring as part of a small constellation. | ZARYA | https://eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/u/uniform-1 | ||
| 5255 | WARP-1 | WARP-1 | NR (5/21) | Japan | WarpSpace, Inc. | Commercial | Technology Development | LEO | Non-Polar Inclined | 0 | 424 | 426 | 1.47E-04 | 51.6 | 92.8 | 1 | 2021/3/14 | WarpSpace, Inc. | Japan | International Space Station - Antares | JEM Airlock | 1998-067SA | 47924 | JMSatcat/5_21 | https://airtable.com/shrafcwXODMMKeRgU/tbldJoOBP5wlNOJQY | |||||
| 5273 | WNISat-1 (Weather News Inc. Satellite 1) | WNISat-1 | Japan | Japan | Weathernews, Inc. | Commercial | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 594 | 849 | 1.80E-02 | 97.8 | 99.2 | 10 | 2013/11/21 | 2 | Axelspace | Japan | Dombarovsky Air Base | Dnepr | 2013-066H | 39423 | Provide data to shipping lines who are interested in the Arctic Sea ice state. | ZARYA | https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/v-w-x-y-z/wnisat-1 | ||
| 5274 | WNISat-1R (Weather News Inc. Satellite 1R) | WNISat-1R | Japan | Japan | Weathernews, Inc. | Commercial | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 586 | 606 | 1.44E-03 | 97.6 | 96.6 | 43 | 2017/7/14 | Axelspace | Japan | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Soyuz-2.1a | 2017-042L | 42835 | Collecting monitoring data for shipping lane customers operating in the Arctic Sea. | JMSatcat/10_17 | http://spaceflight101.com/soyuz-kanopus-v-ik/wnisat-1r/ | |||
| 5465 | Z-Sat | Z-Sat | NR (1/22) | Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Commercial | Technology Development | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 552 | 572 | 1.44E-03 | 97.6 | 94 | 46 | 2021/11/8 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan | Uchinoura Space Center | H2A | 2021-102E | 49399 | Testbed for a miniature lab module that could accommodate biological experiments and other types of microgravity research. | JMSatcat/1_22 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/15/japanese-epsilon-rocket-launches-nine-small-satellites/ |
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