Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
26 Sep 1966
02:58
JapanLambda 4S JapanKagoshima Pad L JapanJAXA
JapanL-4S-1 JAXA 26 Sep Launch failure
20 Dec 1966
02:20
JapanLambda 4S JapanKagoshima Pad L JapanJAXA
JapanL-4S-2 JAXA 20 Dec Launch failure
22 September 1969
02:10[1]
Japan Lambda 4S Japan Kagoshima L Japan ISAS
Japan Ōsumi-4 ISAS Low Earth Test flight 22 September 1969 Failure
16 February 1971
04:00:00
Japan Mu-3S Japan Kagoshima LA-M Japan ISAS
Japan Tansei 1 ISAS Low Earth Technology In orbit Successful
28 September 1971
04:00:00
Japan Mu-3S Japan Kagoshima LA-M Japan ISAS
Japan Shinsei ISAS Low Earth Solar
Ionospheric
In orbit Successful
17 February 1980
00:40
Japan Mu-3S Japan Kagoshima LA-M Japan ISAS
Japan Tansei-4 ISAS Low Earth Technology 12 May 1983 Successful
Maiden flight of Mu-3S
22 February 1980
08:35
JapanUnited States N-I Japan Tanagashima LA-O Japan NASDA
Japan Ayame-2 NASDA Intended: Geostationary
Achieved: Transfer
Technology In orbit Spacecraft failure
Spacecraft's apogee motor malfunctioned
11 February 1981
08:30
JapanUnited States N-II Japan Tanegashima Osaki Japan NASDA
Japan Kiku 3 (ETS-IV) NASDA Geostationary transfer Technology In orbit Successful
Maiden flight of N-II; satellite ceased operations on 24 December 1984
21 February 1981
00:30
Japan Mu-3S Japan Kagoshima LA-M Japan ISAS
Japan Hinotori (ASTRO-A) ISAS Low Earth Astronomy 11 July 1991 Successful
10 August 1981
20:03
JapanUnited States N-II Japan Tanegashima Osaki Japan NASDA
Japan Himawari 2 JMA Geostationary Weather In orbit Successful
Operated until February 1988
21 February 1989
23:30
JapanMu-3S-II JapanUchinoura JapanISAS
JapanEXOS-D Akebono ISAS Low Earth Aurora observation In orbit Successful
5 September 1989
19:11
JapanH-I JapanTanegashima LA-N JapanMitsubishi
JapanGMS-4 NASDA Geosynchronous Weather satellite In orbit Successful
24 January 1990
11:46
JapanMu-3S-II JapanUchinoura JapanISAS
JapanHiten ISAS Lunar probe 11 April 1993 Successful
JapanHagoromo ISAS Selenocentric Lunar orbiter In orbit Spacecraft failure
First Japanese lunar mission
Hagoromo suffered a transmitter malfunction prior to selenocentric orbit injection
7 February 1990
01:33
JapanH-I JapanTanegashima LA-N JapanMitsubishi
JapanMOS 1B NASDA Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
JapanDEBUT Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Successful
JapanJAS-1B Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
28 August 1990
09:05
JapanH-1 JapanTanegashima LA-N JapanMitsubishi
JapanBS 3A Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful
11 February 1992
01:50
JapanH-I JapanTanegashima LA-N JapanNASDA
JapanJERS-1 NASDA Sun-synchronous Earth observation 3 December 2001 Successful
Final flight of H-I
20 February 1993
02:20
JapanMu-3S-II JapanKagoshima LA-M1 JapanISAS
JapanASCA (ASTRO-D) ISAS Low Earth Astronomy 2 March 2001 Successful
3 February 1994
22:00
JapanH-II JapanTanegashima LA-Y JapanNASDA
JapanOREX (Ryusei) NASDA Low Earth Reentry experiment 3 February Successful
JapanVEP (Myojo) NASDA Geosynchronous transfer Monitor rocket performance In orbit Successful
Maiden flight of H-II rocket and first launch from LA-Y
28 August 1994
07:50
JapanH-II JapanTanegashima LA-Y JapanMitsubishi Heavy Industries
JapanKiku 6 (ETS-6) NASDA Intended: Geosynchronous
Actual: Geosynchronous transfer
Technology development In orbit Partial launch failure
Apogee motor failed to ignite, some experiments successful
15 January 1995
13:45
JapanMu-3SII JapanUchinoura JapanISAS
JapanExpress 1 ISAS Low Earth Material research 15 January Failure
Final flight of Mu-3SII
Second stage control malfunction, decayed from orbit shortly after launch over Ghana; Spacecraft intended to be recovered
18 March 1995
08:01
JapanH-II JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 JapanMHI[2][need quotation to verify]
JapanSpace Flyer Unit NASDA Low Earth Materials research 20 January 1996
07:42
Successful
JapanHimawari 5 NASDA Low Earth Weather satellite In orbit Operational
Space Flyer Unit retrieved by Space Shuttle Endeavour during STS-72 in January 1996
17 August 1996
01:58
JapanH-II JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 JapanNASDA
JapanADEOS (Midori) NASDA Low Earth Atmospheric research In orbit Operational
JapanJAS-2 (Fuji-2) JARL Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
12 February 1997
04:50
JapanM-V JapanUchinoura JapanISAS
JapanHALCA (MUSES-B) ISAS Medium Earth Astronomy In orbit Successful
Maiden flight of M-V; Mission concluded in November 2005
27 November 1997
21:27
JapanH-II JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 Japan
United StatesTRMM NASA Low Earth Environmental research 16 June 2015
06:55[4]
Successful
JapanHikoboshi (ETS-7) NASDA Low Earth Docking test 13 November 2015[5] Successful
JapanOrihime (ETS-7) NASDA Low Earth Docking test 13 November 2015[5] Successful
The two ETS satellites docked on 7 July 1998[3]
21 February 1998
07:55
JapanH-II JapanTanegashima LA-Y JapanNASDA
JapanKakehashi (COMETS) NASDA Intended: Geosynchronous
Actual: Medium Earth
Communications In orbit Partial Failure
Upper stage failure led to lower orbit than planned
3 July 1998
18:12
JapanM-V JapanUchinoura JapanISAS
JapanNozomi (PLANET-B) ISAS Intended: Areocentric
Actual: Heliocentric
Mars orbiter In orbit Spacecraft failure
Gravity assist produced less velocity than expected, spacecraft ran out of fuel trying to compensate
15 November 1999
07:29
JapanH-II JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 JapanNASDA
JapanMTSAT NASDA Intended: Geosynchronous Weather/Communications 15 November Launch Failure
Final flight of H-II
First stage malfunction
10 February 2000
01:30
JapanM-V JapanUchinoura JapanISAS
JapanASTRO-E ISAS Intended: Low Earth Astronomy 10 February Launch failure
Loss of control during first stage burn
29 August 2001
07:00
JapanH-IIA 202 JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 Japan
JapanLRE NASDA Geostationary transfer Orbit determination In orbit Successful
JapanVEP-2 NASDA Geostationary transfer Boilerplate spacecraft In orbit Successful
Maiden flight of H-IIA
4 February 2002
02:45
Japan H-IIA 2024 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan MDS-1 JAXA Geosynchronous Technology demonstration In orbit Successful
Japan DASH JAXA Geosynchronous Re-entry demonstration In orbit Spacecraft failure
Maiden flight of H-IIA 2024. DASH failed to separate from payload adapter.
10 September 2002
08:20
JapanH-IIA 2024 JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 Japan
JapanUSERS JAXA Low Earth Microgravity experiments 15 June 2007
19:56
Successful
JapanDRTS NASDA Geostationary Communications In orbit Successful
14 December 2002
23:04
JapanH-IIA 202 JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 Japan
JapanAdeos 2 NASDA Low Earth Environmental research In orbit Operational
JapanMu-Labsat NASDA Low Earth Technology development In orbit Operational
JapanRITE NASDA Low Earth Technology development In orbit Operational
JapanRITE NASDA Low Earth Technology development In orbit Operational
AustraliaFedSat Centre for Satellite Systems Low Earth Communications In orbit Operational
JapanWEOS (Kanta-Kun) Chiba Institute of Technology Low Earth Landsat In orbit Operational
RITE deployed by Mu-Labsat on 14 March 2003 at 01:40 and 01:50 UTC
28 March 2003
01:27
JapanH-IIA 2024 JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 Japan
JapanIGS-1A Japanese Government Low Earth Reconnaissance 18 July 2014 Successful
JapanIGS-1B Japanese Government Low Earth Reconnaissance 26 July 2012 Partial spacecraft failure
IGS-1B lost power in 2007, and concluded operations after just over half of its design life[6]
9 May 2003
04:29
JapanM-V JapanUchinoura Japan
JapanHayabusa (MUSES-C) ISAS Heliocentric Asteroid sample-return probe 13 June 2010 Partial spacecraft failure
JapanMINERVA ISAS Heliocentric Asteroid lander In orbit Spacecraft failure
Explored asteroid 1998 SF36
29 November 2003
04:33
JapanH-IIA 2024 JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 Japan
JapanIGS-2A Japanese Government Low Earth Reconnaissance T+60 seconds Launch failure
JapanIGS-2B Low Earth Reconnaissance
SRB failed to separate. Destroyed by RSO.
26 February 2005
09:25
JapanH-IIA 2022 JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 JapanJAXA
JapanHimawari 6 (MTSAT 1R) MLIT/JMA Geosynchronous ATC/Weather In orbit Operational
Maiden flight of H-IIA 2022
10 July 2005
03:30
JapanM-V JapanUchinoura JapanJAXA
JapanSuzaku (ASTRO-EII) JAXA Low Earth X-ray astronomy In orbit Operational
24 January 2006
01:33
JapanH-IIA 2022 JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 Japan JAXA[9]
JapanDaichi (ALOS) JAXA Sun-synchronous Remote Sensing In orbit Partial spacecraft failure
Operational
Poor quality images returned due to attitude control and noise problems[7] was resolved by software adjustment.[8]
18 February 2006
06:27
JapanH-IIA 2024 JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 JapanRSC[10][11]
JapanMTSAT-2 MILT/JMA Geosynchronous ATC/Weather In orbit Operational
Last launch conducted by RSC
21 February 2006
21:28:00
JapanM-V JapanUchinoura JapanJAXA
JapanAkari (ASTRO-F) JAXA Sun-synchronous IR astronomy In orbit Operational
JapanCute-1.7+APD TiTech Low Earth Amateur radio In orbit Operational
Cute-1.7+APD is a 2U CubeSat
11 September 2006
04:35
JapanH-IIA 202 JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 JapanJAXA
JapanIGS-3A CSICE Low Earth Optical imaging 29 October 2016
22 September 2006
21:36:00
JapanM-V JapanUchinoura JapanJAXA
JapanHinode (SOLAR-B) JAXA Sun-synchronous Solar In orbit Operational
JapanHIT-SAT HIT Low Earth Technology 18 June 2008
08:48
Successful
JapanSSSAT JAXA Solar sail 26 September Spacecraft failure
Final flight of M-V rocket and Mu family, SSSat failed to establish communications with ground[12]
18 December 2006
06:32
JapanH-IIA 204 JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 JapanJAXA
JapanKiku-8 (ETS-VIII) JAXA Geosynchronous Technology In orbit Successful
Maiden flight of H-IIA 204, full spacecraft antenna deployment one day late[13]
24 February 2007
04:41[15]
JapanH-IIA 2024 JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 JapanJAXA
JapanIGS-Radar 2[15] CSICE Sun-synchronous Reconnaissance 13 April 2014 Partial spacecraft failure
JapanIGS-Optical 3V[15] CSICE Sun-synchronous Reconnaissance
Technology
12 November 2013
02:31
Successful
IGS-Radar 2 failed on 29 August 2010 due to battery problems[14]
14 September 2007
01:31:01[16]
JapanH-IIA 2022 JapanTanegashima LA-Y1 JapanMitsubishi
JapanKaguya (SELENE) JAXA Selenocentric Lunar orbiter In orbit Operational
JapanOkina (RStar) JAXA Selenocentric Lunar orbiter 12 February 2009
08:46
Successful
JapanOuna (VStar) JAXA Selenocentric Lunar orbiter In orbit Operational
23 February 2008
08:55[17]
Japan H-IIA 2024 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y Japan Mitsubishi
Japan WINDS (Kizuna) JAXA / NICT Geosynchronous Communications
Technology
In orbit Successful[18]
23 January 2009
03:54[20]
Japan H-IIA 202 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan Mitsubishi
Japan Ibuki (GOSAT) JAXA Low Earth (SSO) Climatology In orbit Operational
Japan SDS-1 JAXA Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Successful[21]
Japan Sohla-1 (Maido-1) SOHLA[22] Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Successful[23]
Japan Raijin (Sprite-Sat)[24] Tohoku University Low Earth (SSO) Sprite research In orbit Spacecraft failure[19]
Japan Kagayaki[25] Sorun[26] Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Spacecraft failure[19]
Japan Hitomi (PRISM)[27] University of Tokyo Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Japan Kukai (STARS)[28][29] Kagawa University Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Spacecraft failure[19]
Japan Kiseki (KKS-1)[30] TMCIT Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Spacecraft failure[19]
Raijin failed to respond to commands from ground following electromagnetic boom deployment, Kagayaki failed to contact ground, STARS tether deployment failed, Kiseki failed to respond to commands from ground.[19]
10 September 2009
17:01:46[31]
Japan H-IIB Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan JAXA[32]
Japan HTV-1 JAXA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 1 November
21:26
Successful
Maiden flight of H-IIB and H-II Transfer Vehicle, first launch from LA-Y2.
28 November 2009[33]
01:21
Japan H-IIA 202 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan Mitsubishi
Japan IGS Optical 3[34] CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Successful[35]
20 May 2010
21:58:22[38]
Japan H-IIA 202 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan Akatsuki (Planet-C) JAXA Intended: Cytherocentric
Actual: Heliocentric, corrected to Cytherocentric
Venus orbiter In orbit Operational after partial spacecraft failure
Japan IKAROS JAXA Heliocentric Solar sail In orbit Successful
Japan Waseda-SAT2 Waseda Low Earth Earth observation 15 August[39] Spacecraft failure[36][40]
Japan Hayato (K-Sat)[41] Kagoshima Low Earth Earth observation 28 June[42] – 14[43] July Partial spacecraft failure
Japan Negai☆'' Soka Low Earth Technology demonstration 26 June[44] Successful
Japan Shin'en (UNITEC-1)[45] UNISEC Heliocentric Technology demonstration In orbit Spacecraft failure[36][46]
Japan DCAM-1 JAXA Heliocentric Technology demonstration In orbit Successful
Japan DCAM-2 JAXA Heliocentric Technology demonstration In orbit Successful
Waseda-SAT2 never contacted ground, Hayato affected by communications problems, contact lost with Shin'en on 21 May, unclear if data has been received since.[36] DCAM spacecraft deployed from IKAROS and used to observe deployment of the solar sail.[37] Akatsuki malfunctioned during Cytherocentric orbit insertion, and failed to enter orbit. It managed to orbit around Venus five years later.
11 September 2010[47]
11:17
Japan H-IIA 202[48] Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan QZSS-1 (Michibiki) JAXA Tundra Navigation In orbit Operational
22 January 2011
05:37:57[49]
Japan H-IIB Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan JAXA [citation needed]
Japan Kounotori 2 (HTV-2) JAXA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 30 March Successful
23 September 2011
04:36:50
Japan H-IIA Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan IGS Optical 4 CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Successful[50]
12 December 2011
01:21
Japan H-IIA Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan IGS Radar 3 CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance (radar) In orbit Operational
17 May 2012
16:39
Japan H-IIA Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan United States GCOM-W1 JAXA / NASA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational[51]
South Korea Arirang-3 KARI Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational[51]
Japan SDS-4 JAXA Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational[51]
Japan Horyu-2 KIT Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration
Amateur radio
In orbit Successful[52]
21 July 2012
02:06:18[53]
Japan H-IIB Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan JAXA[54][55]
Japan Kounotori 3 JAXA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 14 September Successful[56]
Japan Raiko Wakayama/Tohuku Low Earth Technology demonstration 6 August 2013[57] Successful
Japan FITSAT-1 (Niwaka) FIT Low Earth Technology demonstration 4 July 2013[58] Successful
Japan We-Wish Meisei Electric Low Earth Technology demonstration 11 March 2013[59] Successful
Vietnam F-1 FPT Low Earth Technology demonstration May 2013[60] Successful[citation needed]
United States TechEdSat San Jose Low Earth Technology demonstration 5 May 2013[61] Successful
All payloads CubeSats other than Kounotori 3. CubeSats carried aboard Kounotori and deployed from the ISS.
27 January 2013
04:40:00
Japan H-IIA 202 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan Mitsubishi
Japan IGS Radar 4 CSIC Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
Japan IGS Optical 5V CSIC Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 20 February 2019[62] Successful
3 August 2013
19:48:46
Japan H-IIB Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan Kounotori 4 JAXA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 7 September Successful
United States TechEdSat-3p NASA Ames Low Earth Technology demonstration 16 January 2014 Successful
Vietnam PicoDragon VNSC Low Earth Technology demonstration 28 February 2014 Successful
United States ArduSat-1 NanoSatisfi Low Earth Technology demonstration 16 April 2014 Successful
United States ArduSat-X NanoSatisfi Low Earth Technology demonstration 15 April 2014 Successful
14 September 2013
05:00:00
Japan Epsilon Japan Uchinoura Japan JAXA
Japan Hisaki (SPRINT-A) JAXA Low Earth Ultraviolet astronomy In orbit Operational
Maiden flight of the Epsilon rocket.
27 February 2014
18:37:00
Japan H-IIA 202 Japan Tanegashima Y1 Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Japan United States GPM-Core JAXA / NASA Low Earth Environmental In orbit Operational
Japan Ginrei (ShindaiSat) Shinshu University Low Earth Technology demonstration 24 November 2014 Successful
Japan STARS-II Kagawa University Low Earth Technology demonstration 26 April 2014
Japan TeikyoSat-3 Teikyo University Technology demonstration / Microbiology 25 October 2014 Successful
Japan KSAT-2 Kagoshima University Low Earth Technology demonstration 18 May 2014 Successful
Japan OPUSAT OPU Low Earth Technology demonstration 24 July 2014
Japan INVADER Tamabi Low Earth Amateur radio 2 September 2014 Successful
Japan ITF-1 Tsukuba Universit Low Earth Amateur radio 29 June 2014 Spacecraft failure
ITF-1 failed to communicate.
24 May 2014
03:05:14
Japan H-IIA 202 Japan Tanegashima Y1 Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Japan ALOS-2 JAXA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Japan RISING-2 Tohoku Low Earth (SSO) Remote sensing In orbit Operational
Japan UNIFORM-1 Wakayama University Low Earth (SSO) Remote sensing In orbit Operational
Japan SOCRATES AES Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Successful
Japan SPROUT Nihon Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration / Amateur radio In orbit Operational
7 October 2014
05:16:00
Japan H-IIA 202 Japan Tanegashima Y1 Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Japan Himawari 8 JMA Geosynchronous Meteorology In orbit Operational
3 December 2014
04:22:04
Japan H-IIA 202 Japan Tanegashima Y1 Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Japan Hayabusa2 JAXA Heliocentric Asteroid sample return In orbit Operational
Japan DCAM3 JAXA Heliocentric Asteroid probe  
Japan MINERVA-II-1 Rover 1A JAXA Heliocentric (162173 Ryugu) Asteroid lander In orbit Operational
Japan MINERVA-II-1 Rover 1B JAXA Heliocentric (162173 Ryugu) Asteroid lander In orbit Operational
Japan MINERVA-II Rover 2 JAXA Heliocentric (162173 Ryugu) Asteroid lander  
Germany France MASCOT DLR / CNES Heliocentric (162173 Ryugu) Asteroid lander In orbit Successful
Japan Shin'en 2 Kyutech Heliocentric Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Japan Despatch (Artsat 2) Tamabi / UT Heliocentric Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Japan PROCYON UT Heliocentric Technology demonstration / Asteroid flyby In orbit Operational
DCAM3, MINERVA-II (Rover 1A, 1B, 2), and MASCOT are carried aboard Hayabusa2 to be deployed in proximity or onto the surface of asteroid 162173 Ryugu. MINERVA-II Rover 1A and 1B were deployed on 21 September 2018. MASCOT was deployed on 3 October 2018.
1 February 2015
01:21:00
Japan H-IIA 202 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan IGS-Radar Spare CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
26 March 2015
01:21:00
Japan H-IIA 202 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan IGS-Optical 5 CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
19 August 2015
11:50:49
Japan H-IIB Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan HTV-5 JAXA Low Earth (ISS) ISS resupply 29 September 2015 Successful
Brazil SERPENS University of Brasília / Brazilian Space Agency Low Earth Technology demonstration 27 March 2016 Successful
Japan S-CUBE Chiba Institute of Technology Low Earth Meteor observation 23 November 2016[64]
United States Flock-2b × 14[65] Planet Labs Low Earth Earth observation First: 22 May 2016
Last: 17 October 2016
Successful
(12 deployed)
Denmark AAUSAT5 Aalborg Low Earth Technology demonstration 15 March 2016 Successful
Denmark GOMX-3 GomSpace Low Earth Technology demonstration 19 October 2016[66] Successful
CubeSats to be deployed from the International Space Station at a later date. SERPENS and S-CUBE were deployed on 17 September. AAUSAT5, GOMX-3, and Dove Flocks were deployed on 5–7 October, but two out of the fourteen Dove Flocks failed to be deployed due to a malfunction of the deployer.[63]
24 November 2015
06:50:00
Japan H-IIA 204 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Canada Telstar 12V Telesat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational
17 February 2016
08:45:00
Japan H-IIA 202 F30 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan United States Hitomi (ASTRO-H) JAXA / NASA Low Earth X-ray astronomy In orbit Spacecraft failure
Japan ChubuSat-2 Nagoya University Low Earth Radiation / Amateur radio In orbit Operational
Japan ChubuSat-3 MHI Low Earth Remote sensing / Space debris monitor In orbit Operational
Japan Horyu-4 Kyushu Institute of Technology Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Hitomi malfunctioned after initial checkouts, and is believed to have lost attitude control and snapped off its solar array. As of 28 April, JAXA has abandoned efforts to recover the spacecraft.[67]
2 November 2016
06:20:00
Japan H-IIA 202 F31 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan Himawari 9 JMA Geosynchronous Meteorology In orbit Operational
9 December 2016
13:26:47
Japan H-IIB F6 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan HTV-6 JAXA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 5 February 2017
15:06
Successful
Japan EGG UTokyo Low Earth Technology demonstration / Re-entry Demonstration 15 May 2017[73] Successful
Italy TuPOD GAUSS Srl Low Earth TubeSat Deployment / Amateur radio 8 September 2017[74] Successful
Singapore/Japan AOBA-VELOX 3 NTU / Kyutech Low Earth Technology demonstration 1 November 2018[75] Successful
Japan STARS C Kagawa University Low Earth Technology demonstration 3 March 2018[76] Successful
Japan FREEDOM Nakashimada Engineering Works / Tohoku University Low Earth Technology demonstration 5 February 2017[77] Successful
Japan ITF-2 University of Tsukuba Low Earth Technology demonstration 3 January 2019[78] Successful
Japan Waseda-SAT 3 Waseda University Low Earth Technology demonstration 6 October 2018[79] Successful
United States OSNSAT Open Space Network Low Earth Technology demonstration 11 January 2018[80] Successful
Brazil Tancredo-1 Escola Municipal Presidente Tancredo de Almeida Neves/INPE Low Earth Technology demonstration 18 October 2017[81] Successful
United States TechEdSat 5 SJSU/UI Low Earth Technology demonstration 29 July 2017[82] Successful
United States Lemur-2 × 4 Spire Global Low Earth AIS First: 15 April 2018[83]
Last: 5 December 2018[84]
Successful
CubeSats to be deployed at a later date. Tancredo-1 and OSNSAT are carried inside TuPOD and to be deployed from it. STARS-C was deployed on 19 December 2016. ITF-2, WASEDA-SAT3, FREEDOM, EGG, AOBA-Velox III, and TuPOD were deployed on 16 January 2017.[68] Tancredo-1 and OSNSAT were released from TuPOD on 19 January 2017.[69] Lemur-2 and TechEdSat-5 were deployed on 6–7 March 2017.[70][71][72]
20 December 2016
11:00
Japan Epsilon Japan Uchinoura Japan JAXA
Japan Arase (ERG) JAXA Medium Earth (elliptical) Magnetospherics In orbit Operational
14 January 2017
23:33
Japan SS-520[86] Japan Uchinoura Japan JAXA
Japan TRICOM-1 University of Tokyo Low Earth Technology demonstration 14 January Launch failure
Contact lost at +20 sec after launch. Aborted ignition of 2nd stage.[85]
24 January 2017
07:44
Japan H-IIA 204 F32 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan DSN-2 DSN / JSDF Geosynchronous Communications (military) In orbit Operational
17 March 2017
01:20:00
Japan H-IIA 202 F33 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan IGS-Radar 5 CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
1 June 2017
00:17:46
Japan H-IIA 202 F34 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan QZS-2 CAO Tundra/Quasi-Zenith Orbit[87] Navigation In orbit Operational
19 August 2017
05:29
Japan H-IIA 204 F35 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan QZS-3 CAO Geosynchronous Navigation In orbit Operational
9 October 2017
22:01:37
Japan H-IIA 202 F36 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan QZS-4 CAO Tundra Navigation In orbit Operational
23 December 2017
01:26:22[88]
Japan H-IIA 202 F37 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan GCOM-C JAXA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Japan SLATS JAXA Low Earth Atmospheric sciences
Technology demonstration
1 October 2019 Successful
17 January 2018
21:06:11
Japan Epsilon Japan Uchinoura Japan JAXA
Japan ASNARO-2 NEC Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
3 February 2018
05:03
Japan SS-520 Japan Uchinoura Japan JAXA
Japan TRICOM-1R University of Tokyo Low Earth Technology demonstration 21 August 2018 Successful
The smallest rocket to successfully launch a satellite. Re-flight after a launch failure in January 2017.
27 February 2018
04:34:00
Japan H-IIA 202 F38[89] Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan IGS-Optical 6 CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
12 June 2018
04:20[90]
Japan H-IIA 202 F39[89] Japan Tanegashima MHI
Japan IGS Radar-6 CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
22 September 2018
17:52:27
Japan H-IIB F7[89] Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan HTV-7 JAXA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 10 November 2018 Successful
Japan/Singapore SPATIUM-I Kyushu Institute of Technology / Nanyang Technological University Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Japan RSP-00 Ryman Sat Project Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Japan STARS-Me Shizuoka University Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
SPATIUM-1, RSP-00, and STARS-Me are carried by HTV-7 to be deployed into orbit from the International Space Station. They were deployed into orbit on 6 October 2018.
29 October 2018
04:08[91]
Japan H-IIA 202 F40[89] Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan GOSAT-2 (Ibuki 2) JAXA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
United Arab Emirates KhalifaSat EIAST Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Japan AUTcube2 Aichi University of Technology Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Philippines / Japan Diwata-2b DOST / TU Low Earth Earth observation In orbit Operational
Japan Stars-AO Shizuoka University Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Japan Ten-Koh[92] Kyushu Institute of Technology Low Earth Magnetosphere observation / Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
18 January 2019
00:50:20[93]
Japan Epsilon Japan Uchinoura Japan JAXA
Japan RAPIS-1 JAXA Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Japan ALE-1 Astro Live Experiences Low Earth (SSO) Artificial meteor shower In orbit Operational
Japan Hodoyoshi-2 (RISESAT) Tohoku University Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation In orbit Operational
Vietnam MicroDragon[94] VNSC Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Singapore / Japan AOBA-VELOX 4 Nanyang Technological University, Kyutech Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Japan NEXUS Nihon University Low Earth (SSO) Amateur radio In orbit Operational
Japan OrigamiSat-1 Tokyo Institute of Technology Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Launch of the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-1 mission.
24 September 2019
16:05[96]
Japan H-IIB Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan HTV-8 JAXA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 3 November
02:09[97]
Successful
Egypt NARSSCube-1 National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Japan AQT-D University of Tokyo Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
Rwanda RWASAT-1 Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority Low Earth Technology demonstration In orbit Operational
The first launch attempt on 10 September, 21:33 UTC, was postponed due to a fire on the launch pad. NARSSCube-1, AQT-D, RWASAT-1 are carried to ISS inside HTV-8 for later deployment into orbit from the ISS. RWASAT-1 is Rwanda's first satellite.[95] They were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 20 November 2019.
9 February 2020
01:34[98]
Japan H-IIA 202 F41[99] Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan IGS-Optical 7 CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance In orbit Operational
20 May 2020
17:31:00[100]
Japan H-IIB F9 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan HTV-9 JAXA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 20 August
07:07
Successful
Final HTV cargo launch, and final flight of the H-IIB rocket. The HTV-X and H3 rocket will replace them, respectively.
19 July 2020
21:58:14[101][102]
Japan H-IIA 202[103] F42 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
United Arab Emirates Hope (Al-Amal) Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre TMI to Areocentric Mars orbiter In orbit En route
Emirates Mars Mission; first Emirati space probe.
29 November 2020
07:25[104][105]
Japan H-IIA 202 F43 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y1 Japan MHI
Japan JDRS-1 (LUCAS)[106] CAS / JAXA Geosynchronous Data relay In orbit Operational
Japanese Optical Data Relay Satellite.
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