Upcoming JAXA Rocket Launches to Space, Livestreams & Events

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ESA SpaceX EarthCARE

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May

Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) • Falcon 9 Block 5 TBC Reuseable • TBC Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) • European Space Agency (ESA) | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

@ESA_EO After years of development and a rigorous testing programme, ESA’s EarthCARE satellite has left Munich, Germany, and is now on its away to SpaceX’s launch site in Vandenberg, California

ESA EarthCARE

JAXA HTV-X1 Cargo to International Space Station (ISS)

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2024

TBC Launch Pad 2 (LA-Y2) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • TBC H3-24L | Two LE-9 Engines | Four Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-3) • JAXA HTV-X1 • Low Earth Orbit (LEO) • International Space Station (ISS)

@HTVX_JAXA A deployment test of the solar array paddle for HTV-X1 was conducted! The KOUNOTORI had solar cells attached to the entire fuselage, but the HTV-X uses deployable solar cell paddles 🐥 While consolidating the power generation function into the service module, a large power generation area is secured

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) HTV-X

JAXA H-IIA IGS-Radar 8

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2024

Launch Pad 1 (LA-Y1) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • JAXA H2A (H-IIA) 202 | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-A) | Twin Solid Strap-On Boosters (SSB) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA (H2A) • Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSICE) | Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) Radar 8 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-IIA (H2A)

JAXA MMX to Phobos

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Late 2026

Launch Pad 2 (LA-Y2) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • H3-24L | Two LE-9 Engines | Four Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-3) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 • Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) • Phobos | Mars | Explorer

@mmx_jaxa_en Congratulations to the H3TF2 team for the successful launch of the H3 rocket on Saturday (02/17) from Tanegashima Space Center! The MMX mission will be launched on the H3 in FY 2026, and we are all now picturing our spacecraft starting its journey to Mars 🚀🛰 (🎥 Tokaji Ayumu)

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H3

Recent Videos of JAXA Rocket Launches to Space & Events

JAXA H-IIA F48 IGS-Optical 8

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Launch Pad 1 (LA-Y1) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • Flight 48 JAXA H2A (H-IIA) 202 | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-A) | Twin Solid Strap-On Boosters (SSB) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA (H2A) • Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSICE) | Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) Optical 8 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

JAXA H-IIA F47 XRISM SLIM (Moon Sniper) Lunar Lander

 

Launch Pad 1 (LA-Y1) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • Flight 47 JAXA H2A (H-IIA) 202 | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-A) | Twin Solid Strap-On Boosters (SSB) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA (H2A) • JAXA X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) | Resolve (Soft X-ray Spectrometer) | Xtend (Soft X-ray Imager) • NASA XRISM • Low Earth Orbit (LEO) • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer • Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) | Lunar Excursion Vehicle 1 (LEV-1) | SORA-Q Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2 (LEV-2) • Press Kit • Press Kit

JAXA H-IIA F46 IGS-Radar 7

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Launch Pad 1 (LA-Y1) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • JAXA H2A (H-IIA) 202 | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-A) | Twin Solid Strap-On Boosters (SSB) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA (H2A) • Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSICE) | Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) Radar 7 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

SpaceX HAKUTO-R M1 Private Lunar Lander

 

Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) • Falcon 9 Block 5 B1073.5 Flight 5 Reuseable • Return to Landing Site (RTLS) Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) • ispace HAKUTO-R Mission 1 • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • JAXA Lunar Surface Data Acquisition Mission for Pressurized Rover Exploration (LAMPE) SORA-Q Transformable Lunar Robot • Emirates Lunar Mission (ELM) Rashid Lunar Rover • Lunar Flashlight • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer • Atlas Crater • Mare Frigoris (Sea of Cold) • FCC • Advisory

NASA Artemis I SLS & Uncrewed Orion Around the Moon

 

Launch Complex 39B (LC-39B) | Kennedy Space Center (KSC) • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • Artemis 1 • Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1 • Four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 Hydrolox (6:1) Engines • Two Northrop Grumman Five Segment Booster (FSB-1) SLS Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) • Single Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10B-2 Upper Stage • ESA Orion European Service Module • Orion • 25 days • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • BioSentinel • SWRI CubeSat to Study Solar Particles (CuSP) • ASU Luna Polar Hydrogen Mapper (LunaH-Map) • Lunar IceCube • Terran Orbital Lunar InfraRed Imaging (LunIR) • JAXA EQUULEUS • JAXA OMOTENASHI • Lunar Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) • Moon | Explorer • Launch Windows • Realtime Tracking • Press Kit • Advisory

Schedule of Upcoming JAXA Rocket Launches to Space, Livestreams & Events

All Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) dates are estimates based on the latest available information and may change
  • NET (No Earlier Than)
  • TBC (To Be Confirmed)
  • TBD (To Be Determined)
DateMissionLivestreamNotes
MayESA SpaceX EarthCARESpace Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) • Falcon 9 Block 5 TBC Reuseable • TBC Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) • European Space Agency (ESA) | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
2024JAXA HTV-X1 Cargo to International Space Station (ISS)TBC Launch Pad 2 (LA-Y2) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • TBC H3-24L | Two LE-9 Engines | Four Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-3) • JAXA HTV-X1 • Low Earth Orbit (LEO) • International Space Station (ISS)
2024JAXA H-IIA IGS-Radar 8Launch Pad 1 (LA-Y1) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • JAXA H2A (H-IIA) 202 | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-A) | Twin Solid Strap-On Boosters (SSB) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA (H2A) • Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSICE) | Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) Radar 8 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2025JAXA LUPEX Lunar Rover ISRO Chandrayaan-4 Lunar LanderLaunch Pad 2 (LA-Y2) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • TBC H3-24L | Two LE-9 Engines | Four Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-3) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 • Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) Lunar Rover • Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chandrayaan-4 Lunar Lander • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer
Late 2026JAXA MMX to PhobosLaunch Pad 2 (LA-Y2) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • H3-24L | Two LE-9 Engines | Four Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-3) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 • Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) • Phobos | Mars | Explorer

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Recent JAXA Rocket Launches to Space & Events

DateMissionNotes
2024-02-18 14:52 UTCRocket Lab On Closer Inspection ADRAS-J CRD2Launch Complex 1 Pad B (LC-1B) | Māhia Peninsula New Zealand • Electron Rocket | Nine Rutherford LOX / Kerosene (Kerolox) Electric Pump Fed Engines | Second Stage Single Vacuum Rutherford | Curie Kick Stage • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Commercial Debris Removal Demonstration (CRD2) • Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
2024-02-17 00:23 UTCJAXA H3 Test Flight 2 (H3TF2) VEP-4Launch Pad 2 (LA-Y2) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • H3-22S | Twin LE-9 Engines | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-3) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 Test Flight 2 (TF2) • Rocket Performance Verification Payload (VEP-4) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
2024-01-19 15:20 UTCJAXA SLIM (Moon Sniper) Lunar LandingSmart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) | Lunar Excursion Vehicle 1 (LEV-1) | SORA-Q Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2 (LEV-2) • Moon | Explorer • Landing Anomaly • Press Kit
2024-01-12 04:44 UTCJAXA H-IIA F48 IGS-Optical 8Launch Pad 1 (LA-Y1) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • Flight 48 JAXA H2A (H-IIA) 202 | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-A) | Twin Solid Strap-On Boosters (SSB) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA (H2A) • Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSICE) | Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) Optical 8 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2023-09-06 23:42 UTCJAXA H-IIA F47 XRISM SLIM (Moon Sniper) Lunar LanderLaunch Pad 1 (LA-Y1) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • Flight 47 JAXA H2A (H-IIA) 202 | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-A) | Twin Solid Strap-On Boosters (SSB) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA (H2A) • JAXA X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) | Resolve (Soft X-ray Spectrometer) | Xtend (Soft X-ray Imager) • NASA XRISM • Low Earth Orbit (LEO) • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer • Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) | Lunar Excursion Vehicle 1 (LEV-1) | SORA-Q Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2 (LEV-2) • Press Kit • Press Kit
2023-04-25 16:40 UTCHAKUTO-R M1 Private Lunar Landingispace HAKUTO-R Mission 1 • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • JAXA Lunar Surface Data Acquisition Mission for Pressurized Rover Exploration (LAMPE) SORA-Q Transformable Lunar Robot • Emirates Lunar Mission (ELM) Rashid Lunar Rover • Lunar Flashlight • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer • Atlas Crater • Mare Frigoris (Sea of Cold) • Landing Anomaly
2023-03-07 01:37 UTCJAXA H3 Test Flight 1 (H3TF1) ALOS-3Launch Pad 2 (LA-Y2) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • Maiden Flight Attempt #2 H3-22S | Twin LE-9 Engines | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-3) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 Test Flight 1 (TF1) • DAICHI-3 Advanced Land Observing Satellite-3 (ALOS-3) • Second Stage Anomaly
2023-01-26 01:49 UTCJAXA H-IIA F46 IGS-Radar 7Launch Pad 1 (LA-Y1) • Yoshinobu Launch Complex (LC-Y) • Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • JAXA H2A (H-IIA) 202 | Twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB-A) | Twin Solid Strap-On Boosters (SSB) • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA (H2A) • Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSICE) | Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) Radar 7 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2022-12-11 07:38 UTCSpaceX HAKUTO-R M1 Private Lunar LanderSpace Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) • Falcon 9 Block 5 B1073.5 Flight 5 Reuseable • Return to Landing Site (RTLS) Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) • ispace HAKUTO-R Mission 1 • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • JAXA Lunar Surface Data Acquisition Mission for Pressurized Rover Exploration (LAMPE) SORA-Q Transformable Lunar Robot • Emirates Lunar Mission (ELM) Rashid Lunar Rover • Lunar Flashlight • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer • Atlas Crater • Mare Frigoris (Sea of Cold) • FCC • Advisory
2022-11-16 06:47 UTCNASA Artemis I SLS & Uncrewed Orion Around the MoonLaunch Complex 39B (LC-39B) | Kennedy Space Center (KSC) • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • Artemis 1 • Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1 • Four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 Hydrolox (6:1) Engines • Two Northrop Grumman Five Segment Booster (FSB-1) SLS Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) • Single Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10B-2 Upper Stage • ESA Orion European Service Module • Orion • 25 days • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • BioSentinel • SWRI CubeSat to Study Solar Particles (CuSP) • ASU Luna Polar Hydrogen Mapper (LunaH-Map) • Lunar IceCube • Terran Orbital Lunar InfraRed Imaging (LunIR) • JAXA EQUULEUS • JAXA OMOTENASHI • Lunar Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) • Moon | Explorer • Launch Windows • Realtime Tracking • Press Kit • Advisory
2022-10-12 00:50 UTCJAXA Epsilon-6 RAISE-3Uchinoura Space Center (USC) | Japan • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) • JAXA Epsilon Rocket • JAXA Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-3 • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) • Rapid Innovative Payload Demonstration Satellite-3 (RAISE-3) | iQPS QPS-SAR-3 (AMATERU-I) & QPS-SAR-4 (AMATERU-II) • Anomaly • Press Kit

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