Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

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government agency research organization space agency

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.

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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