Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency – JAXA
- Abbreviation: JAXA
- Administrator: Administrator: Hiroshi Yamakawa
- Country: JPN
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is a Government space agency that was established in 2003. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has 32 successful launches and 4 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 36 launches, currently with 4 pending launches in the pipeline. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has a tally of 0 attempted booster landings, of which 0 failed and 0 successful booster landings recorded.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan’s national aero-space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and the launch of satellites into orbit, and is involved in many more advanced missions, such as asteroid exploration and possible manned exploration of the Moon. JAXA launch their Epsilon vehicle from the Uchinoura Space Center and their H-II vehicles from the Tanegashima Space Center.