Dec 7 — Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Tanegashima Space Center, Japan Launch H3-22 / Michibiki 5 (QZS-5) Navigation system satellite intended to assist in urban canyons and mountainous areas because of inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbit. "22" designation ...
January 1, 2026 — Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Tanegashima Space Center, Japan NET 2026 — Launch Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) NET 2026 — Launch Martian Moons eXploration (MMX): Japan planning to launch its first Mars mission consisting of sample return ...
January 1, 2029 — Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Tanegashima Space Center, Japan NET 2029 — Launch HRV (HTV Return Vehicle) / Human Mission NET 2029 — Japan plans to launch JAXA Astronauts to space this year on indigenous HTV Return Vehicle.