Organizations/National Space Development Agency of Japan
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National Space Development Agency of Japan
Government Agency · Japan · Founded 1969
The National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) was the national space agency of Japan, established on October 1, 1969 under the National Space Development Agency Law only for peaceful purposes. Based on the Space Development Program enacted by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), NASDA was responsible for developing satellites and launch vehicles as well as launching and tracking them.
Headquarters
Japan
Ownership
Government
Founded
1969
Total Launches
15
0 this year · ~0/month
Satellites in Orbit
33
40 operated all time
Satellites Built
2
2 still in orbit
Fleet
Launches per Year
93.3% launch success rate
Satellites Launched per Year
Fleet in Orbit
- Micro-LabSat2002-12-14 · LEO · Built & operated
- Midori-22002-12-14 · LEO · Operator
- Kodama2002-09-10 · GEO · Operator
- VEP-32002-02-04 · HEO · Operator
- Tsubasa2002-02-04 · HEO · Operator
Data Sources for This Record
Launch statistics
Launch Library 2 · updated every 6h
GCAT (J. McDowell, CC-BY 4.0) · weekly