Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan’s national space agency responsible for the country’s space and satellite development, scientific research, and exploration missions.


Statements (57)
Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
research organization
space agency
abbreviation JAXA
country Japan
developerOf Epsilon launch vehicle
H3 launch vehicle
fieldOfWork Earth observation
aerospace engineering
astronomy
human spaceflight
launch vehicle development
planetary science
satellite development
space exploration
space science
foundedBy Government of Japan
hasAstronautCorps JAXA Astronaut Group
headquartersLocation Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan
Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
inception 2003
legalForm independent administrative institution
nativeName 宇宙航空研究開発機構
nativeNameLanguage ja
operatedBy Government of Japan
operates H-IIA launch vehicle
H-IIB launch vehicle
operatorOf ALOS Earth observation satellites
Akatsuki Venus climate orbiter
GOSAT greenhouse gases observation satellites
HTV (H-II Transfer Vehicle)
HTV-X cargo spacecraft
Hayabusa spacecraft
Hayabusa2 spacecraft
Himawari meteorological satellites
IKAROS solar sail spacecraft
Kaguya (SELENE) lunar orbiter
SLIM lunar lander
owns Tanegashima Space Center
Tsukuba Space Center
Uchinoura Space Center
parentOrganization Cabinet Office of Japan
participantIn International Space Station program
partner Canadian Space Agency
European Space Agency
Indian Space Research Organisation
NASA
Roscosmos
predecessor Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan
National Space Development Agency of Japan
responsibleFor Japan’s national space program
Japan’s satellite development
Japan’s space exploration missions
Japan’s space science research
shortName JAXA
website https://global.jaxa.jp/

Referenced by (51)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
ALOS Earth observation satellites
ALOS Earth observation satellites ("JAXA")
BepiColombo
Epsilon launch vehicle ("JAXA")
GOSAT
GOSAT-2
Global Precipitation Measurement mission core observatory ("JAXA")
H-IIA launch vehicle
HTV spacecraft
Lunar Gateway
Lunar Gateway ("Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)")
SLIM ("JAXA")
operator
ASC
ASI ("JAXA")
Australian Space Agency
CNES ("JAXA")
German Aerospace Center ("JAXA")
Indian Space Research Organisation ("JAXA")
NASA
NASA APD
collaboratesWith
ALOS Earth observation satellites ("JAXA")
GOSAT
Lunar Gateway ("JAXA")
SLIM
spaceAgency
Epsilon launch vehicle
H-IIA launch vehicle
HTV spacecraft
developer
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ("National Space Development Agency of Japan")
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ("Institute of Space and Astronautical Science")
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ("National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan")
predecessor
BepiColombo ("JAXA")
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ("JAXA")
abbreviation
Canadian Space Agency
European Space Agency ("JAXA")
cooperatesWith
ALOS Earth observation satellites ("JAXA")
Epsilon launch vehicle ("JAXA")
manufacturer
BepiColombo
Global Precipitation Measurement mission core observatory
spaceAgencyPartner
SLIM ("JAXA")
abbreviationOfAgency
SLIM ("Japan national space program")
belongsTo
Canadian Space Agency
coordinatesWith
Chōfu ("JAXA Aeronautical Technology Directorate")
hasFacility
International Space Station program ("JAXA")
hasPartner
International Space Station program ("JAXA")
includesModuleProvider
STS-114 ("JAXA")
internationalPartnerAgency
Artemis program
internationalPartners
BepiColombo
MMOOperator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ("宇宙航空研究開発機構")
nativeName
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ("JAXA")
shortName
Deep Space Network ("JAXA")
supportsAgency
HTV spacecraft ("JAXA")
usedBy

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