Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched their X-band defense communication satellite-3 aboard the 4th H3 Launch Vehicle at 15:48:00(JST) on November 4, 2024, from the Tanegashima Space Center. The Launch […]
Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Fourth Mercury flyby on September 4th initiates BepiColombo’s new trajectory
Teams from across the European Space Agency (ESA) and industry have worked continuously over the past four months to overcome a glitch that prevented BepiColombo’s thrusters from operating at full […]
Teledyne Space Imaging instrumentation onboard EarthCARE satellite when launched
Teledyne Space Imaging has provided the key imaging and sensor instrumentation for the EarthCARE (Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) satellite, an advanced Earth climate monitoring project scheduled to be […]
Interstellar Technologies signs agreement with JAXA as the priority launch provider
Interstellar Technologies Inc. has established a basic agreement, signed on March, 2024, with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), regarding the procurement of launch transport services. This agreement is designed […]
EarthCARE goes west for launch as ESA’s most complex Earth Explorer mission
The Airbus-built EarthCARE (Earth Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation Explorer) spacecraft has left Munich, Germany, and is now on its way aboard an aircraft to its launch site in Vandenberg, California. […]
Thales Alenia Space contracts with Italian Space Agency to develop communications system for International Mars Ice Mapper mission
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), signed a contract with the Italian space agency (ASI) to develop the communications subsystem for the innovative International […]
Finally a maiden flight for Space One’s Kairos rocket
Space One’s satellite will be carried into space on a Kairos solid fuel rocket launched from Space Port Kii on Friday, March 8. Built by Japanese general contractor Shimizu Corporation, […]
Orbital Lasers company formed by SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation to tackle space debris
SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation has established Orbital Lasers Co., Ltd. — this milestone follows the announcement in June of 2020 to design and develop the payload of the world’s first […]
NASA’s LRO Spots Japan’s Moon Lander
On Jan. 19, 2024, at 10:20 a.m. EST, the JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) landed on the lunar surface. Five days later, NASA’s Lunar […]
JAXA’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) touches down awaiting solar cells to power
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirms that the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) successfully landed on the moon surface on January 20, 2024, at 0:20 am (JST). Communication […]