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Kagoshima
 Kagoshima Credit: © Mark Wade |
AKA: KASC;Kimotsuki;Uchinoura. First Launch: 1962-08-01. Last Launch: 2014-08-20. Number: 384 . Location: Kagoshima, Kyushu. Longitude: 131.08 deg. Latitude: 31.25 deg. Apogee: 89 km (55 mi).
The space center was established in Uchinoura (now Kimotsuki), Kagoshima prefecture, in 1962 as part of the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, when the original facility in Iwaki (now Yuri-Honjo), Akita prefecture, was closed down. In 1964, the space center became part of the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo; in 1981 it became an independent research facility, the Kagoshima Space Center (KSC), attached to the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS). Its name was changed to the Uchinoura Space Center (USC) when the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) was formed. The center launches sounding rockets and scientific satellites and also manages tracking and data.
More than 360 rockets and 23 satellites and probes were launched from the Kagoshima Space Center between 1970 and 2003. Aside from satellite and planetary probe launches are for scientific purposes, sounding rockets, such as the S-310 and the S-510, have been launched to conduct research on the middle atmosphere and on space plasma.
20-meter and 30-meter antennas receive telemetry from satellites to track and control them while in the earth's orbit. The 34-meter antenna can backup the 64-meter deep-space antenna at the Usuda Deep Space Center.
Minimum Inclination: 29.0 degrees. Maximum Inclination: 75.0 degrees.
| Kagoshima TMP Kappa launch complex. Temporary pad |
| Kagoshima L SB-735, S, Lambda launch complex. Lambda Pad |
| Kagoshima M Mu launch complex. |
| Kagoshima K Kappa Pad. |
| Kagoshima M-V M-V launch complex. |
Family: Orbital Launch Site. Country: Japan. Spacecraft: Ohsumi, Osumi, SS, Tansei, Corsa A, EXOS, Astro, Hagoromo, Hiten, Solar (Japanese satellite), Express 1, Haruka, Nozomi, ASTRO E, Hayabusa, Akari, Cute, Hinode, Hitsat, SSSat. Launch Vehicles: K150, Kappa 8, Kappa 8L, Kappa 9M, Lambda 2, MT-135, Lambda 3, S-160, Kappa 10S, Kappa 10, S-250, Lambda 3H, BT-310, S-210, Lambda 4S, Mu-1, S-300 ISAS, Viper-Dart, Super Loki, Viper, MT-135P, Kappa 10C, Mu-3D, Lambda 4T, Mu-4S, Lambda 4SC, Viper 3A, Mu-3C, S-310, Mu-3H, S-520, Mu-3S, ST-735, Mu-3S-II, HIMES Rockoon, M-V, SS-520. Projects: Muses. Launch Sites: Kagoshima TMP, Kagoshima L, Kagoshima M, Kagoshima K, Kagoshima M-V. Agency: ISAS. Bibliography: 2.
 | Kagoshima Location of Kagoshima Credit: © Mark Wade |
1962 August 1 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima TMP. Launch Vehicle: K150.
1962 August 23 - . 07:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima TMP. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8L.
1962 November 21 - . 02:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: K150.
1962 November 21 - . 06:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: K150.
1962 November 25 - . 02:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M. FAILURE: Failure.
1962 November 25 - . 06:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: K150.
1962 December 18 - . 05:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8.
1962 December 20 - . 03:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: K150.
1963 May 20 - . 02:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1963 August 24 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 2. FAILURE: Failure. Failed Stage: U.
1963 December 11 - . 05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 2.
1963 December 12 - . 08:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8L.
1964 March 29 - . 02:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1964 April 1 - . 03:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8L.
1964 July 11 - . 02:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3.
1964 July 24 - . 02:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1964 July 26 - . 09:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8L.
1964 July 26 - . 10:51 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8L.
1964 July 28 - . 02:08 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
1964 July 29 - . 10:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1964 November 2 - . 09:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8L.
1964 November 5 - . 03:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1964 November 10 - . 02:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8L.
1964 November 12 - . 03:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8L.
1964 November 14 - . 02:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1964 November 15 - . 07:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1965 January 22 - . 05:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1965 January 31 - . 05:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3.
1965 February 6 - . 05:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1965 February 6 - . 10:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1965 March 9 - . 02:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1965 March 11 - . 02:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1965 March 11 - . 07:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1965 March 18 - . 10:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3.
1965 March 25 - . 11:21 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1965 March 27 - . 05:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1965 March 28 - . 07:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1965 July 8 - . 02:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1965 July 8 - . 11:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1965 July 12 - . 02:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135. FAILURE: Failure.
1965 July 16 - . 10:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8.
1965 July 21 - . 02:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
1965 July 21 - . 05:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
1965 July 26 - . 12:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
- Optical astronomy / x-ray astronomy mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 350 km (210 mi).
1965 July 27 - . 03:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1965 August 25 - . 00:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
1965 August 25 - . 02:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
1965 August 28 - . 02:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10S.
1965 September 29 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1965 September 29 - . 07:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1965 October 4 - . 03:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1965 October 6 - . 04:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8L.
1965 November 1 - . 02:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
1965 November 4 - . 07:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
1965 November 8 - . 05:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10.
1965 December 13 - . 06:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
- Ozone profile Ionosphere / aeronomy mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 318 km (197 mi).
1965 December 18 - . 06:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1966 January 18 - . 02:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1966 January 19 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1966 January 19 - . 10:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1966 January 26 - . 02:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: K250. Launch Vehicle: S-250.
1966 March 5 - . 04:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3H.
1966 March 20 - . 12:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1966 April 20 - . 12:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8.
1966 April 25 - . 04:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
1966 April 28 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: S-310. Launch Vehicle: BT-310.
1966 April 29 - . 00:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: S-310. Launch Vehicle: BT-310.
1966 April 30 - . 02:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1966 April 30 - . 10:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1966 May 2 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1966 July 17 - . 02:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere / solar / solar ultraviolet mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 326 km (202 mi).
1966 July 23 - . 06:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3H.
- Gyro-plasma probe Ionosphere / aeronomy mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi).
1966 August 3 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1966 August 6 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: S-310. Launch Vehicle: BT-310.
1966 August 6 - . 06:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
1966 August 10 - . 12:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1966 August 11 - . 05:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1966 August 11 - . 12:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8L.
1966 August 18 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1966 September 21 - . 02:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1966 September 26 - . 02:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 4S. FAILURE: Fourth stage attitude control failed.. Failed Stage: 4.
- Ohsumi 1 - . Payload: L-4S-1. Mass: 26 kg (57 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Ohsumi. Decay Date: 1966-09-26 . Apogee: 400 km (240 mi).
1966 October 13 - . 02:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1966 October 13 - . 04:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1966 October 18 - . 09:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8L.
1966 October 20 - . 02:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8.
- Ionosphere / fields / solar ultraviolet mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 191 km (118 mi).
1966 October 20 - . 08:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1966 October 31 - . 05:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-1.
1966 November 4 - . 02:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-300 ISAS.
1966 December 5 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
- Gyro-plasma probe Aeronomy / ionosphere / solar ultraviolet mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 326 km (202 mi).
1966 December 10 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8L.
1966 December 10 - . 11:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10.
1966 December 20 - . 02:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 4S. FAILURE: Fourth stage failed to ignite.. Failed Stage: 4.
- Ohsumi 2 - . Payload: L-4S-2. Mass: 26 kg (57 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Ohsumi. Decay Date: 1966-12-19 . Apogee: 400 km (240 mi).
1967 January 19 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1967 January 22 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1967 January 22 - . 05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1967 January 22 - . 08:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1967 January 24 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1967 January 24 - . 08:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
1967 January 27 - . 02:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
1967 January 31 - . 02:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere / solar radio frequencies mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 327 km (203 mi).
1967 February 6 - . 02:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3H.
- Ionosphere / chemical release / x-ray astronomy mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 2,150 km (1,330 mi).
1967 March 7 - . 11:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10.
- Far ultraviolet Stellar photometer Ultraviolet astronomy / solar x-ray mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 248 km (154 mi).
1967 March 11 - . 06:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
1967 April 13 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 4S. FAILURE: Fourth stage failed to ignite.. Failed Stage: 4.
- Ohsumi 3 - . Payload: L-4S-3. Mass: 26 kg (57 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Ohsumi. Decay Date: 1967-04-13 . Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1968 September 10 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
1968 September 10 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
1968 September 12 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
1968 September 14 - . 01:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
1968 September 14 - . 04:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
1968 September 15 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1968 September 15 - . 05:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1969 January 4 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1969 January 4 - . 05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1969 January 5 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1969 January 5 - . 05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: MT-135. Launch Vehicle: MT-135P.
1969 January 8 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: K250. Launch Vehicle: S-250.
1969 January 8 - . 02:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
- Gyro-plasma probe Ionosphere / chemical release / fields mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 343 km (213 mi).
1969 January 9 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-300 ISAS. FAILURE: Failure.
1969 January 9 - . 07:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8.
- E field antenna Ionosphere / fields mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 188 km (116 mi).
1969 January 12 - . 05:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10C.
- Stability test Aeronomy / solar ultraviolet / test - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 229 km (142 mi).
1969 January 14 - . 10:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10.
- Langmuir probe Infrared / x-ray astronomy / solar ultraviolet mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 229 km (142 mi).
1969 January 16 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3H.
1969 January 19 - . 12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
- Gryo-plasma probe Aeronomy / ionosphere / fields / mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 340 km (210 mi).
1969 February 13 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10.
1969 February 13 - . 02:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1969 August 7 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
1969 August 7 - . 12:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
- X-ray sources Ionosphere / plasma / x-ray astronomy mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 340 km (210 mi).
1969 August 8 - . 12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
1969 August 17 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3D.
1969 August 24 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-300 ISAS.
1969 August 24 - . 08:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1969 August 25 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
1969 September 3 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 4T.
1969 September 6 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1969 September 6 - . 11:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10.
- Zodiacal light Ionosphere / astronomy mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 247 km (153 mi).
1969 September 7 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: MT-135. Launch Vehicle: MT-135P.
1969 September 7 - . 05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1969 September 8 - . 10:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-300 ISAS. FAILURE: Failure.
1969 September 22 - . 02:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 4S. FAILURE: Fourth stage control system malfunction after third stage collided with fourth stage.. Failed Stage: 4.
- Ohsumi 4 - . Payload: L-4S-4. Mass: 25 kg (55 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Ohsumi. Decay Date: 1969-09-22 . Apogee: 400 km (240 mi).
1969 September 26 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10C. FAILURE: Failure.
1969 September 27 - . 02:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: MT-135. Launch Vehicle: MT-135P.
1969 September 27 - . 05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1970 January 17 - . 01:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
1970 January 21 - . 02:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3H.
1970 January 22 - . 05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: MT-135. Launch Vehicle: MT-135P.
1970 January 23 - . 02:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: MT-135. Launch Vehicle: MT-135P.
1970 January 23 - . 05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
1970 January 25 - . 05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1970 January 27 - . 10:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1970 February 11 - . 04:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 4S.
- Ohsumi 5 - . Payload: L-4S-5. Mass: 12 kg (26 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Osumi. Decay Date: 2003-08-02 . USAF Sat Cat: 4330 . COSPAR: 1970-011A. Apogee: 2,440 km (1,510 mi). Perigee: 323 km (200 mi). Inclination: 31.00 deg. Period: 113.40 min. Engineering tests. Engineering test for the launching of scientific satellites. Injection point 29.7 N, 145.8 E .
1970 September 2 - . 10:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8.
1970 September 13 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10C.
1970 September 19 - . 11:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3H.
1970 September 25 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-4S. FAILURE: Fourth stage failed to ignite.. Failed Stage: 4.
- SS - . Payload: MS-F1. Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: SS. Decay Date: 1970-09-25 . Apogee: 712 km (442 mi).
1970 September 27 - . 06:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1970 September 28 - . 01:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
1971 January 16 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
1971 January 16 - . 07:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1971 January 23 - . 13:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1971 January 24 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
- Sco X-1 X-ray astronomy / solar ultraviolet mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 328 km (203 mi).
1971 February 16 - . 04:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-4S.
- Tansei 1 - . Payload: MS T1. Mass: 62 kg (136 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Tansei. USAF Sat Cat: 4952 . COSPAR: 1971-011A. Apogee: 1,106 km (687 mi). Perigee: 986 km (612 mi). Inclination: 29.70 deg. Period: 106.10 min. Engineering test for the launching of scientific satellites. Injection point 29.7 N, 145.8 E .
1971 August 18 - . 12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1971 August 20 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 4SC. FAILURE: Failure. Failed Stage: U.
1971 August 20 - . 12:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10.
1971 August 25 - . 05:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M. FAILURE: Failure.
1971 August 26 - . 10:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1971 September 1 - . 02:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10.
- Solar ultraviolet Solar ultraviolet mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 228 km (141 mi).
1971 September 3 - . 12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3H.
- Aeronomy / ionosphere / x-ray astronomy mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,718 km (1,067 mi).
1971 September 28 - . 04:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-4S.
- SS-01 Shinsei - . Payload: MS-F2. Mass: 65 kg (143 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: SS. USAF Sat Cat: 5485 . COSPAR: 1971-080A. Apogee: 1,866 km (1,159 mi). Perigee: 872 km (541 mi). Inclination: 32.00 deg. Period: 113.10 min. Scientific observations in outer space. Injection point 29 deg 7 min N, 145 deg 8 min E. .
1971 September 29 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
1972 January 21 - . 02:24 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
1972 January 23 - . 11:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1972 January 29 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
1972 February 17 - . 08:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
1972 February 18 - . 09:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1972 February 21 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160.
1972 February 22 - . 06:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1972 August 19 - . 02:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-4S.
- SS-02 Denpa - . Payload: REXS. Mass: 75 kg (165 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: SS. Decay Date: 1980-05-19 . USAF Sat Cat: 6152 . COSPAR: 1972-064A. Apogee: 6,322 km (3,928 mi). Perigee: 238 km (147 mi). Inclination: 31.00 deg. Period: 157.40 min. Ionospheric experiments. Scientific observations in the ionosphere and magnetosphere. Interjection point 31 deg 15' N 11 deg 05' E. .
1972 September 12 - . 11:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10.
- Fiberglass Casing Infrared astronomy / x-ray astronomy mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 259 km (160 mi).
1972 September 20 - . 05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1973 January 15 - . 23:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
1973 January 19 - . 09:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1973 January 28 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 4SC.
1973 February 19 - . 00:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10.
- Aeronomy / ionosphere / solar ultraviolet mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 236 km (146 mi).
1973 February 23 - . 09:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1973 August 19 - . 09:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
1973 August 21 - . 07:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1973 August 27 - . 12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1973 September 15 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10C.
1973 September 22 - . 09:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10.
1974 January 16 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere-solar mission Ionosphere-solar mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 360 km (220 mi).
1974 January 22 - . 11:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3H.
1974 February 16 - . 05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3C.
- Tansei 2 - . Payload: MS T2. Mass: 65 kg (143 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Tansei. Decay Date: 1983-01-22 . USAF Sat Cat: 7122 . COSPAR: 1974-008A. Apogee: 3,231 km (2,007 mi). Perigee: 284 km (176 mi). Inclination: 31.20 deg. Period: 121.70 min. Attitude control satellite (performance test of launch vehicle). .
1974 August 20 - . 09:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
- NNP / NEL / TEL Aeronomy / ionosphere mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 112 km (69 mi).
1974 September 1 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 4SC.
1974 September 16 - . 15:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1974 September 19 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1974 September 20 - . 11:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
- Precipitate Electrons Ionosphere / x-ray / ultraviolet mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 348 km (216 mi).
1975 January 1 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1975 January 17 - . 09:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1975 January 23 - . 11:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1975 February 24 - . 05:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3C.
- SS-03 Taiyo - .
Payload: SRATS. Mass: 86 kg (189 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Class: Earth.
Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: SS.
Decay Date: 1980-06-29 . USAF Sat Cat: 7671 . COSPAR: 1975-014A. Apogee: 3,125 km (1,941 mi). Perigee: 254 km (157 mi). Inclination: 31.50 deg. Period: 120.20 min.
Examined solar radiation, thermospheric structure. SRATS (Solar and Thermospheric Radiation Satellite) is the third Japanese scientific satellite, to study the intereffects of solar radiation and the thermosphere of the earth. National name: Taiyo. Launch time 0525 GMT.
1975 Aug - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10C.
1975 August 26 - . 10:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1975 August 30 - . 04:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1975 September 2 - . 12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1975 September 23 - . 12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1975 September 24 - . 05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10.
- X-ray astronomy / solar ultraviolet mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 196 km (121 mi).
1976 January 16 - . 21:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1976 January 18 - . 05:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10.
1976 February 4 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3C. FAILURE: Stage 2 thrust vector control failure.. Failed Stage: 2.
- Corsa A - . Mass: 92 kg (202 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Corsa A. Decay Date: 1976-02-04 .
1976 August 17 - . 10:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
1976 August 21 - . 12:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1976 August 30 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 4SC.
1976 August 30 - . 19:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1976 September 16 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1976 September 18 - . 10:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1977 January 16 - . 12:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
- Near infrared Galactic Plane Infrared astronomy / ionosphere mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 324 km (201 mi).
1977 February 19 - . 05:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3H.
- Tansei 3 - .
Payload: MS T3. Mass: 230 kg (500 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Tansei.
USAF Sat Cat: 9841 . COSPAR: 1977-012A. Apogee: 3,802 km (2,362 mi). Perigee: 799 km (496 mi). Inclination: 65.80 deg. Period: 134.10 min.
Tentative name before launching: MS-T3. Launching organization: Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo. Radio frequencies: 136.725 MHz, tracking; 400.500 MHz, telemetry. Active life: two weeks. Function: (1) Test of the overall p erformance of the newly developed launch vehicle, M-3H-1. (2) Experiment of magnetic stabilization. (3) Observation of ultraviolet radiation.
1977 August 16 - . 11:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3H.
1977 September 3 - . 10:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
- Aeronomy / ionosphere / solar extreme ultraviolet mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 376 km (233 mi).
1977 September 14 - . 12:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10.
- Ultraviolet astronomy / extreme ultraviolet astronomy mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 204 km (126 mi).
1977 September 15 - . 09:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
1977 September 21 - . 08:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1978 January 22 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1978 January 27 - . 11:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1978 February 4 - . 07:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3H.
- SS-05 Kyokko - .
Payload: Exos A. Mass: 103 kg (227 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Class: Earth.
Type: Ionosphere satellite. Spacecraft: EXOS.
USAF Sat Cat: 10664 . COSPAR: 1978-014A. Apogee: 3,952 km (2,455 mi). Perigee: 639 km (397 mi). Inclination: 65.40 deg. Period: 134.00 min.
Auroral studies. Active life - two years. Function: 1) Observation of wide angle global auroral pictures using UV television camera. 2) Spectrophotometry of ultraviolet air glow. 3) Observation of the energy spectrum of photoelectrons and auroral electrons. 4) Mass spect rometry of the ionized atmospheric species in the thermosphere. 5) Measurements of density and temperature of ambient electrons in the thermosphere. 6) Observation of electromagnetic and plasma waves and the emission associated with auroral phenomena.
1978 February 26 - . 11:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
- Ultraviolet astronomy / extreme ultraviolet astronomy mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 340 km (210 mi).
1978 August 15 - . 00:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1978 August 20 - . 11:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
- Near infrared Galactic Plane Test / infrared astronomy / ultraviolet astronomy mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 319 km (198 mi).
1978 September 16 - . 05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3H.
- SS-06 Jikiken - .
Payload: Exos B. Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Class: Earth.
Type: Ionosphere satellite. Spacecraft: EXOS.
Decay Date: 2018-04-23 . USAF Sat Cat: 11027 . COSPAR: 1978-087A. Apogee: 21,192 km (13,168 mi). Perigee: 251 km (155 mi). Inclination: 31.30 deg. Period: 370.90 min.
Launching organization: Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo. Stimulated plasma wave experiment, natural plasma wave measurement, plasma parameter measurement by VLF Doppler technique, electric field probe and plasma density me asurement, energetic particle analysis, and controlled electron beam emission experiment. Characteristics: weight 90.5 kg, configuration - polyhedron with 38 faces, height 0.6m , diameter 0.75m, attitude control spin stabilization, life two years.
1979 January 16 - . 20:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1979 January 19 - . 08:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1979 January 21 - . 09:06 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
- Test / aeronomy / ionosphere / plasma mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 336 km (208 mi).
1979 January 31 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1979 February 21 - . 05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3C.
- SS-04 Hakucho - .
Payload: Corsa B. Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Class: Earth.
Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: SS.
Decay Date: 1985-04-15 . USAF Sat Cat: 11272 . COSPAR: 1979-014A. Apogee: 566 km (351 mi). Perigee: 543 km (337 mi). Inclination: 29.80 deg. Period: 95.70 min.
Soft X-ray telescope. Launching organization: Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo. Function: Observation of X-ray radiation of celestial bodies with good time resolution over a wide spectrum range. Characterstics: weight 96 kg, configuration regula r octagonal prism, height 0.66 m, diameter 0.76m, spin stabilized. Expected life 2 years.
1979 August 18 - . 07:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1979 September 11 - . 01:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
- SUV / AUV / NEL / EPA Ionosphere / solar ultraviolet mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 353 km (219 mi).
1979 September 15 - . 11:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1979 September 20 - . 02:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 4SC.
1980 January 16 - . 03:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1980 January 18 - . 06:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
1980 February 2 - . 08:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1980 February 17 - . 00:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3S.
- Tansei 4 - . Payload: MS T4. Mass: 134 kg (295 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Tansei. Decay Date: 1983-05-12 . USAF Sat Cat: 11706 . COSPAR: 1980-015A. Apogee: 608 km (377 mi). Perigee: 517 km (321 mi). Inclination: 38.70 deg. Period: 95.90 min.
1980 August 26 - . 11:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10.
- GIR / GXV / STS X-ray astronomy / infrared astronomy mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 219 km (136 mi).
1980 September 2 - . 10:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1980 September 4 - . 12:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1981 January 21 - . 21:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1981 January 29 - . 07:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
1981 February 21 - . 00:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3S.
- SS-07 Hinotori - . Payload: Astro A. Mass: 185 kg (407 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Class: Astronomy. Type: X-ray astronomy satellite. Spacecraft: Astro. Decay Date: 1991-07-11 . USAF Sat Cat: 12307 . COSPAR: 1981-017A. Apogee: 279 km (173 mi). Perigee: 274 km (170 mi). Inclination: 31.30 deg. Period: 90.10 min. Hinotori (ASTRO-A). Launching organisation: Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo. Investigation of solar flare by X-ray telescope and spectrograph. .
1981 August 24 - . 12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1981 September 5 - . 01:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
- Payload recovery rest / ionosphere mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 224 km (139 mi).
1981 September 7 - . 09:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
- Submillimeter atmospheric spectra Aeronomy mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 193 km (119 mi).
1982 January 15 - . 09:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1982 February 13 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
- Test / ionosphere / plasma / fields mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 328 km (203 mi).
1982 February 14 - . 10:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
- 0.3m telescope test Ultraviolet astronomy mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 266 km (165 mi).
1982 February 18 - . 12:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1982 September 6 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
- 0.1m telescope Solar extreme ultraviolet mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 237 km (147 mi).
1982 September 12 - . 12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-210.
1982 September 13 - . 12:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
- Near infrared Background Infrared astronomy mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 320 km (190 mi).
1982 September 25 - . 09:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1983 January 14 - . 20:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1983 February 20 - . 05:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. Launch Pad: M1. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3S.
- SS-08 Tenma - .
Payload: Astro B. Mass: 185 kg (407 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Class: Astronomy.
Type: X-ray astronomy satellite. Spacecraft: Astro.
Decay Date: 1988-12-17 . USAF Sat Cat: 13829 . COSPAR: 1983-011A. Apogee: 438 km (272 mi). Perigee: 431 km (267 mi). Inclination: 31.50 deg. Period: 93.30 min.
X-ray experiments. Astro-B (Tenma). Launch 0510 GMT. Launching organization: ISAS (Institute of Space and Astronautical Science). X-ray observation of X-ray stars in our galaxy as well as X-ray galaxies using a scintillating proportional counter, a transient X-ray source mo nitor, an X-ray foucsing collector, a radiation belt monitor, a gamma ray burst detector and a star sensor.
1983 August 29 - . 10:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
1983 September 12 - . 22:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1983 September 16 - . 18:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1984 January 13 - . 19:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1984 January 17 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K?. LV Family: SB-735. Launch Vehicle: ST-735.
1984 February 14 - . 08:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. Launch Pad: M1. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3S.
- SS-09 Onzora - .
Payload: Exos C. Mass: 180 kg (390 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Class: Earth.
Type: Ionosphere satellite. Spacecraft: EXOS.
Decay Date: 1988-12-26 . USAF Sat Cat: 14722 . COSPAR: 1984-015A. Apogee: 331 km (205 mi). Perigee: 247 km (153 mi). Inclination: 74.60 deg. Period: 90.30 min.
Optical investigations of ionosphere. EXOS-C (OHZORA). Optical study of the stratosphere and middle atmosphere. Study of the specific phenomena of the ionospheric plasma over the southern Atlantic geomagnetic anomaly zone which was discovered by the third scientific satellite 'TAIYO'. Launch vehicle Mu-3S-4, launching organization ISAS (Institute of Space and Astronautical Science). Launch time 0800 GMT.
1985 January 7 - . 19:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. Launch Pad: M1. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3S-II.
- SS-10 Sagikake - .
Payload: MS T5. Mass: 141 kg (310 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Tansei.
USAF Sat Cat: 15464 . COSPAR: 1985-001A.
Sakigake ('Pioneer') was a test spacecraft similar to Suisei (Planet-A). Objectives were :verification of fundamental technology related to interplanetary missions, including deep-space communication, attitude control, attitude determination; study and observation of solar wind and plasma waves and interplanetary magnetic field. It carried three instruments to measure plasma wave spectra, solar wind ions, and interplanetary magnetic fields. The spacecraft was spin-stabilized at two different rates (5 and 0.2 rpm). It was equipped with hydrazine thrusters for attitude and velocity control, star and sun sensors for attitude determination, and a mechanically despun off-set parabolic dish for long-range communication. Launched into an initial heliocentric orbit with a period of 318.8 days, at 151.4 x 121.9 million km (0.815 x 1.012 AU), 1.439 degree inclination. Flew by Comet Halley on its sunward side at a distance of about 7 million kilometers on March 11, 1986. It later made an Earth swingby on January 8, 1992 with a closest approach of 88,997 km. This was the first planet-swingby for a Japanese spacecraft. During the approach, Sakigake observed the geotail, with passage occurring at 290 Re on 14 June 1993 before ISTP's multi-spacecraft investigation of that region. The second Earth swingby was on June 14, 1993 at 40 Re, and the third on October 28, 1994 at 86 Re. Almost no hydrazine remained so no further maneuvers were accomplished. Telemetry contact was lost on 15 November 1995 at a distance of 106 million km. Future mission planning had included a 23.6 km/s, 10,000 km flyby of Comet Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova on Feb 3, 1996 (approaching the nucleus along the tail) some 0.17 AU from the Sun, and a 14 million km passage of Comet Giacobini-Zinner on Nov 29, 1998.
1985 February 7 - . 09:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1985 February 11 - . 10:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
1985 August 18 - . 23:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. Launch Pad: M1. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3S-II.
- SS-11 Suisei - .
Payload: Planet A. Mass: 141 kg (310 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Class: Earth.
Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: SS.
USAF Sat Cat: 15967 . COSPAR: 1985-073A.
Rendezvoused with comet Halley 3/8/86. Solar Orbit (Heliocentric). PLANET-A (SUISEI). Launch time 2333 GMT. Imaging of the hydrogen coma of Halley's comet by the hydrogen Lyman alpha line. Measurement of the solar wind in the cruising phase and in the vicinity of the comet. Launching organiza tion ISAS. Heliocentric orbit parameters 282 days, inclination 0.888 deg, 151.42 x 100.5 million km (1.0122 x 0.6718 AU).
1985 September 11 - . 02:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1985 September 14 - . 14:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1986 January 31 - . 08:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1986 February 1 - . 12:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1986 August 20 - . 02:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1986 August 20 - . 04:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1986 September 6 - . 13:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1987 January 15 - . 08:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
1987 February 5 - . 06:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. Launch Pad: M1. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3S-II.
- Ginga - . Payload: Astro C. Mass: 420 kg (920 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Class: Astronomy. Type: X-ray astronomy satellite. Spacecraft: Astro. Decay Date: 1991-11-01 . USAF Sat Cat: 17480 . COSPAR: 1987-012A. Apogee: 450 km (270 mi). Perigee: 395 km (245 mi). Inclination: 31.00 deg. Period: 93.00 min. Studyied galactic gamma ray, X-ray sources. ASTRO-C (Ginga). Observation of variabilities of X-rays from active galactic nuclei and galactic compact sources. Launching organization ISAS. Launch time 0630 GMT. .
1987 February 21 - . 16:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
1987 February 22 - . 15:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1987 September 9 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1987 September 9 - . 04:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1988 January 25 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9M.
1988 January 28 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1988 September 11 - . 02:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1988 September 21 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: HIMES Rockoon.
1989 February 1 - . 12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1989 February 21 - . 23:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. Launch Pad: M1. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3S-II.
- Akebono - . Payload: Exos D. Mass: 295 kg (650 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Class: Earth. Type: Ionosphere satellite. Spacecraft: EXOS. USAF Sat Cat: 19822 . COSPAR: 1989-016A. Apogee: 8,554 km (5,315 mi). Perigee: 272 km (169 mi). Inclination: 75.10 deg. Period: 185.90 min. Studied aurora borealis, auroral australis. EXOS-D (Akebono). Observation in high precision of behaviour and acceleration mechanism of aurora particles in Earth magnetosphere. Launching organization ISAS. Launch time 2330 GMT. .
1989 September 4 - . 16:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
- CIR Cosmic infrared Infrared astronomy mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 288 km (178 mi).
1989 September 6 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1990 January 17 - . 13:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki.
1990 January 20 - . 12:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki.
1990 January 24 - . 11:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. Launch Pad: M1. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3S-II.
- Hiten - .
Payload: Muses A. Mass: 185 kg (407 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Program: Muses.
Class: Moon.
Type: Lunar probe. Spacecraft: Hiten.
Decay Date: 1993-04-11 . USAF Sat Cat: 20448 . COSPAR: 1990-007A. Apogee: 286,183 km (177,825 mi). Perigee: 262 km (162 mi). Inclination: 30.60 deg. Period: 9,597.60 min.
MUSES-A was renamed Hiten after launch. It developed of lunar swingby techniques for future missions and ejected a lunar orbiter. Launching organization ISAS. On 1990 Jan 25: Period 6.665 days, inclination 30.63 deg, 262.49 x 286182.72 km. On 1992 Feb 17: Period 4.53 days, inclination 38.90 deg, perilune 2289.67 km, apolune 49013.93 km.
- Hagoromo - . Payload: Muses A. Mass: 12 kg (26 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Program: Muses. Class: Moon. Type: Lunar probe. Spacecraft: Hagoromo. USAF Sat Cat: 20618 . COSPAR: 1990-007B. Lunar orbiter ejected from Muses A 3/19/90; contact lost after release; engineering test. Lunar Orbit (Selenocentric). .
1990 January 27 - . 19:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1990 January 29 - . 12:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki.
1990 January 31 - . 12:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki.
1990 February 5 - . 12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki.
1990 February 15 - . 12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.
1990 February 15 - . 12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.
1990 February 17 - . 12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.
1990 February 21 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1990 February 21 - . 16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
1990 February 24 - . 12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.
1990 February 26 - . 12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.
1990 August 27 - . 02:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1991 February 9 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1991 February 11 - . 02:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1991 February 16 - . 13:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
- Extreme ultraviolet Telescopes Extreme ultraviolet astronomy mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 337 km (209 mi).
1991 August 30 - . 02:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. Launch Pad: M1. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3S-II.
- Solar-A - . Payload: Yohkoh. Mass: 420 kg (920 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Class: Astronomy. Type: Solar satellite. Spacecraft: Yohkoh. Decay Date: 2005-09-12 . USAF Sat Cat: 21694 . COSPAR: 1991-062A. Apogee: 754 km (468 mi). Perigee: 516 km (320 mi). Inclination: 31.30 deg. Period: 97.40 min. X-ray imaging of Sun..
1991 September 11 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1991 September 12 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1992 January 28 - . 12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1992 February 1 - . 16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
1992 February 14 - . 23:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: HIMES Rockoon.
1992 September 9 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1993 February 18 - . 07:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
1993 February 20 - . 02:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. Launch Pad: M1. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3S-II.
- Asuka - . Payload: Astro D. Mass: 420 kg (920 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Program: Astro. Class: Astronomy. Type: X-ray astronomy satellite. Spacecraft: Astro. Decay Date: 2001-03-02 . USAF Sat Cat: 22521 . COSPAR: 1993-011A. Apogee: 646 km (401 mi). Perigee: 539 km (334 mi). Inclination: 31.10 deg. Period: 96.50 min. X-ray imaging and astronomy. Imaging and spectroscopic observations of various astronomical objects (stars and galaxies) in the X-ray band. Launching organization ISAS. Launch time 0200 GMT. Astro-D 'ASCA'..
1993 September 23 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1993 September 24 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1994 September 6 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1994 September 7 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1994 September 15 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1994 September 16 - . 04:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K?. LV Family: SB-735. Launch Vehicle: ST-735.
1994 September 18 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1995 January 15 - . 13:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. Launch Pad: M1. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3S-II. FAILURE: Failure of second stage attitude control system.. Failed Stage: 2.
- Express 1 - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Class: Materials.
Type: Materials science satellite. Spacecraft: Express 1.
Decay Date: 1995-01-15 . COSPAR: F950115A.
At first thought not to have reached orbit. Later the re-entry vehicle was discovered in Ghana having reentered and deployed its parachute on January 15. At T+103 sec, during the second stage burn, the vehicle veered off course. The payload service module entered a 110 x 250 km x 33 degree orbit, instead of the intended 270 x 380 km and re-entered on its second orbit. The re-entry capsule was found later in Ghana. A failure of the second stage attitude control system was blamed, although it was considered likely that the payload was too heavy for the vehicle, being twice the mass of earlier MU-3S payloads.
1995 January 23 - . 12:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
1995 January 28 - . 16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
- Extreme ultraviolet Telescopes Extreme ultraviolet astronomy mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 330 km (200 mi).
1995 September 17 - . 07:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520. FAILURE: Failure.
- Lunar Penetrator test technology mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi).
1996 February 8 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.
1996 February 11 - . 11:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1996 August 20 - . 15:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1996 August 26 - . 14:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1996 September 15 - . 02:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1997 January 13 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1997 January 14 - . 12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.
1997 January 14 - . 13:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.
1997 January 30 - . 07:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
1997 February 12 - . 04:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M-V. Launch Vehicle: M-V.
- Haruka - . Payload: MUSES B. Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Manufacturer: NEC. Program: Muses. Class: Astronomy. Type: X-ray astronomy satellite. Spacecraft: Haruka. USAF Sat Cat: 24720 . COSPAR: 1997-005A. Apogee: 21,415 km (13,306 mi). Perigee: 569 km (353 mi). Inclination: 31.40 deg. Period: 379.30 min.
1997 September 8 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1997 September 9 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1998 January 25 - . 05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A. FAILURE: Failure.
1998 January 25 - . 07:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A. FAILURE: Failure.
1998 January 25 - . 08:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
1998 January 31 - . 04:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
- SOLAR-B XDT Solar x-ray / ultraviolet mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 270 km (160 mi).
1998 February 5 - . 08:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. LV Family: S-520. Launch Vehicle: SS-520.
1998 July 3 - . 18:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M-V. Launch Vehicle: M-V.
- Nozomi - .
Mass: 258 kg (568 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Manufacturer: NEC.
Class: Mars.
Type: Mars probe. Spacecraft: Nozomi.
USAF Sat Cat: 25383 . COSPAR: 1998-041A. Apogee: 489,381 km (304,086 mi). Perigee: 703 km (436 mi). Inclination: 27.30 deg. Period: 20,910.00 min.
Originally known as Planet-B; renamed Nozomi ('Hope') after launch. The third stage and payload entered a 146 x 417 km x 31.1 deg parking orbit. The KM-V1 kick (fourth) stage then fired to place the spacecraft into a circumlunar 359 x 401491 km x 28.6 deg orbit. Nozomi made multiple lunar and Earth gravity assist passes to increase its energy for solar orbit insertion and the cruise to Mars.. The spacecraft used a lunar swingby on 24 September and another on 18 December 1998 to increase the apogee of its orbit. It swung by Earth on 20 December at a perigee of about 1000 km. The gravitational assist from the swingby coupled with a 7 minute burn of the bipropellant engine put Nozomi into an escape trajectory towards Mars. It was scheduled to arrive at Mars on 11 October 1999 at 7:45:14 GMT, but the Earth swingby left the spacecraft with insufficient acceleration and two course correction burns on 21 December used more propellant than planned, leaving the spacecraft short of fuel. The new plan is for Nozomi to remain in heliocentric orbit for an additional four years and encounter Mars at a slower relative velocity in December 2003.
1998 September 7 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1998 September 9 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1999 February 2 - . 01:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
- SELENE RF / X-ray test Ionosphere / x-ray mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 184 km (114 mi).
1999 September 7 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
1999 September 11 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
2000 January 9 - . 20:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
2000 February 10 - . 01:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M-V. Launch Vehicle: M-V. FAILURE: First stage failure. An anomalous vibration was detected 25 seconds after launch. At 41 seconds ceramic heat shields in the first stage nozzle broke and fell off, and thrust vector control on the nozzle was lost.. Failed Stage: 1.
- Astro E - .
Mass: 1,680 kg (3,700 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Program: Astro.
Class: Astronomy.
Type: X-ray astronomy satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Astro.
Spacecraft: ASTRO E.
COSPAR: F000210A. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
Spacecraft was injected in very low perigee orbit and reentered. X-ray astronomy satellite. Stage 1 lost control, and separated with the rocket off-course at 75 seconds in the flight. Stage 2 burned correctly and separated at 218 seconds, followed by the third stage burn at 621 seconds. Last signals were received at 20 minutes after launch. ASTRO-E was to have separated from the third stage at 23 minutes, but ended in an orbit with a perigee of only 80 km and an apogee of 410 km. It probably reentered on the first orbit at around 0230 - 0300 GMT somewhere between East Africa and western China.
2000 September 18 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
2000 September 19 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
2001 March 21 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.
- Last flight Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 55 km (34 mi).
The Japan Meteorological Agency launched the 1119th MT-135P meteorological sounding rocket from the meteorological observation station in Sanriku-cho, Iwate-ken. This was the final launch of the type. The MT-135P had served for more than thirty years gathering meteorological data in the upper atmosphere since the first launching on July 15, 1970. IHI Aerospace Co., Ltd. has been responsible for design, development and manufacture of the MT-135P.
2002 February 6 - . 10:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
2002 August 3 - . 14:24 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
2002 August 3 - . 14:39 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
2003 May 9 - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M-V. Launch Vehicle: M-V.
- Hayabusa - . Payload: MUSES-C. Mass: 500 kg (1,100 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Class: Asteroids. Type: Asteroid probe. Spacecraft: Hayabusa. Decay Date: 2010-06-13 . USAF Sat Cat: 27809 . COSPAR: 2003-019A. Asteroid sample return probe launched toward asteroid 1998 SF36. Launch delayed from Nov. 24, 2002, then May 5, 2003..
2004 January 17 - . 15:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
2004 August 9 - . 08:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
2005 July 10 - . 03:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M-V. Launch Vehicle: M-V.
- Suzaku - .
Payload: Astro E2. Mass: 1,680 kg (3,700 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: JAXA.
Manufacturer: Toshiba.
Class: Astronomy.
Type: X-ray astronomy satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Astro.
Spacecraft: ASTRO E.
USAF Sat Cat: 28773 . COSPAR: 2005-025A. Apogee: 573 km (356 mi). Perigee: 562 km (349 mi). Inclination: 31.40 deg. Period: 96.00 min.
Delayed from February, June 26, July 6 and 8, 2005. CUTE-1.7 nanosat mistakenly reported on this flight. Astro-E2 was renamed Suzaku (after a legendary red bird) after launch. It replaced the Astro-E, which never reached orbit due to an M-V-4 launch failure in 2000. The satellite had five 0.4-meter diameter X-ray telescopes, one with an XRS microcalorimeter and the other four with X-ray CCD cameras. However it was revealed that the XRS failed on 9 August due to leaking of helium coolant.
2006 January 22 - . 04:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
2006 February 21 - . 21:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M-V. Launch Vehicle: M-V.
- Astro F (Akari) - . Mass: 960 kg (2,110 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: JAXA. Manufacturer: Toshiba. Program: Astro. Class: Astronomy. Type: Infrared astronomy satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Astro. Spacecraft: Akari. USAF Sat Cat: 28939 . COSPAR: 2006-005A. Apogee: 719 km (446 mi). Perigee: 705 km (438 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 99.00 min. Carried a 0.67m-diameter liquid-helium-cooled infrared telescope with detectors ranging from the near infrared to 60 and 170 micron channels in the far IR. It was to carry out the first far infrared sky survey since IRAS in 1983..
- Cute 1.7 - . Mass: 3.00 kg (6.60 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Manufacturer: TIT. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cute. Decay Date: 2009-10-25 . USAF Sat Cat: 28941 . COSPAR: 2006-005C. Apogee: 685 km (425 mi). Perigee: 297 km (184 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 94.40 min. Student subsatellite ejected from the M-V-8 third stage at 21:45 GMT..
2006 September 22 - . 21:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M-V. Launch Vehicle: M-V.
- Hinode (Solar B) - . Mass: 870 kg (1,910 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: JAXA. Manufacturer: Melco. Class: Astronomy. Type: Solar satellite. Spacecraft: Hinode. USAF Sat Cat: 29479 . COSPAR: 2006-041A. Apogee: 695 km (431 mi). Perigee: 674 km (418 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 98.50 min. Solar satellite with a large optical telescope and an X-ray telescope built by the Smithsonian Observatory..
- Hitsat - . Mass: 1.00 kg (2.20 lb). Nation: Japan. Manufacturer: Hokkaido. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Hitsat. Decay Date: 2008-06-18 . USAF Sat Cat: 29484 . COSPAR: 2006-041F. Apogee: 659 km (409 mi). Perigee: 279 km (173 mi). Inclination: 98.30 deg. Period: 94.00 min.
- SSSat - . Mass: 1.00 kg (2.20 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: JAXA. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: SSSat. Decay Date: 2008-06-18 . USAF Sat Cat: 29484 . COSPAR: 2006-041D. Apogee: 659 km (409 mi). Perigee: 279 km (173 mi). Inclination: 98.30 deg. Period: 94.00 min. Solar sail experiment..
2007 January 16 - . 02:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
2007 September 2 - . 10:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima K. Launch Pad: Kagoshima LCK. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
2008 February 6 - . 11:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
2008 August 2 - . 08:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima K. Launch Pad: Kagoshima LCK. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
2010 August 30 - . 20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
- S-520-25 - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: JAXA.
Apogee: 309 km (192 mi).
T-REX Tether Technology Rocket Experiment. The 580 kg payload consisted of three parts: 'mother' and 'daughter' spacecraft connected by a 300-meter-long electrodynamic tether; and the small Tethered Space Robot connected to the daughter. Fell into Pacific Ocean after a ten-minute zero-G flight.
2011 December 20 - . 08:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
2012 January 12 - . 14:51 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
- S-520-26 - . Nation: Japan. Apogee: 298 km (185 mi). Atmospheric science payload..
2012 August 7 - . 07:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
- S-310-41 - . Nation: Japan. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Reentry test mission..
2012 December 17 - . 07:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
- S-520-28 - . Nation: Japan. Apogee: 312 km (193 mi). Microgravity experiments..
2013 July 20 - . 02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
- S-310-42 - . Nation: Japan. Apogee: 139 km (86 mi). Atmospheric science mission..
2013 July 20 - . 02:57 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
- S-520-27 - . Nation: Japan. Apogee: 316 km (196 mi). Atmospheric science mission..
2013 September 14 - . 05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: J-1. Launch Vehicle: Epsilon.
- Hisaki - .
Payload: SPRINT A. Mass: 340 kg (740 lb). Nation: Japan.
Class: Astronomy.
Type: Astronomy satellite. Spacecraft: NEXTAR NX-300L.
USAF Sat Cat: 39253 . COSPAR: 2013-049A. Apogee: 1,156 km (718 mi). Perigee: 951 km (590 mi). Inclination: 29.72 deg. Period: 106.27 min.
Spectroscopic Planet Observatory for Recognition of Interaction of Atmosphere; carryied a 0.20-meter silicon carbide mirror with an extreme ultraviolet spectrometer observing in the 550 to 1450 Angstrom range, used to study the exospheres of planets in our solar system. First launch of Japan's Epsilon solid propellant launch vehicle.
2014 August 4 - . 14:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima K. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
- Cryo tank flow test - . Nation: Japan. Agency: JAXA. Apogee: 117 km (72 mi). Engineering study of cryogenic fluid flow for future rocket stages..
2014 August 4 - . 14:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
- S-310-43 - . Nation: Japan. Apogee: 117 km (72 mi). Technology payload..
2014 August 17 - . 10:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
- S-520-29 - . Nation: Japan. Apogee: 243 km (150 mi). Payload studied the sporadic E layer in the ionosphere..
2014 August 20 - . 10:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima K. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
2015 September 11 - . 11:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-520.
- S-520-30 - . Nation: Japan. Apogee: 312 km (193 mi). Physics mission. Impacted Phillipine Sea..
2016 January 15 - . 03:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-310.
- S-310-44 - . Nation: Japan. Apogee: 161 km (100 mi). Ionosphere mission. Impacted in Pacific Ocean..
- S-310-44 - . Nation: Japan. Apogee: 161 km (100 mi). Ionosphere mission. Impacted in Pacific Ocean..
2018 January 17 - . 21:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima EP. LV Family: J-1. Launch Vehicle: Epsilon.
- ASNARO-2 - . Payload: ASNARO 2. Nation: Japan. USAF Sat Cat: 43152 . COSPAR: 2018-007A. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Perigee: 497 km (308 mi). Inclination: 97.41 deg. Period: 94.59 min. See ASNARO 2. ..
2018 February 3 - . 05:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima K. LV Family: S-520. Launch Vehicle: SS-520.
- Tasuki - . Payload: TRICOM-1R; TRICOM-1R (TASUKI). Nation: Japan. USAF Sat Cat: 43201 . COSPAR: 2018-016A. Apogee: 256 km (159 mi). Perigee: 143 km (88 mi). Inclination: 30.94 deg. Period: 88.48 min. See TRICOM 1R (Tasuki). ..
2019 January 18 - . 00:49 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: J-1. Launch Vehicle: Epsilon.
- RAPIS - . Nation: Japan. Type: Tech 0. USAF Sat Cat: 43932 . COSPAR: 2019-003A. Apogee: 511 km (317 mi). Perigee: 497 km (308 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. Period: 94.70 min. See RAPIS 1. 0932LT SSO..
- RiseSat - . Nation: Japan. Type: Tech 0. USAF Sat Cat: 43933 . COSPAR: 2019-003B. Apogee: 514 km (319 mi). Perigee: 489 km (303 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. Period: 94.65 min. See Hodoyoshi 2 (RISESat). 0932LT SSO..
- MicroDragon - . Nation: Japan. Type: Tech 0. USAF Sat Cat: 43934 . COSPAR: 2019-003C. Apogee: 512 km (318 mi). Perigee: 489 km (303 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. Period: 94.63 min. See MicroDragon. 0932LT SSO..
- OrigamiSat-1 - . Nation: Japan. Type: Tech 0. USAF Sat Cat: 43935 . COSPAR: 2019-003D. Apogee: 513 km (318 mi). Perigee: 488 km (303 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. Period: 94.62 min. See OrigamiSat 1 (FO 98, Fuji-OSCAR 98). 0932LT SSO..
- Aoba-VELOX IV - . Nation: Japan. Type: Tech 0. USAF Sat Cat: 43936 . COSPAR: 2019-003E. Apogee: 514 km (319 mi). Perigee: 480 km (290 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. Period: 94.56 min. See AOBA-VELOX 4. 0932LT SSO..
- Nexus - . Nation: Japan. Type: Tech 0. USAF Sat Cat: 43937 . COSPAR: 2019-003F. Apogee: 513 km (318 mi). Perigee: 479 km (297 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. Period: 94.54 min. See NEXUS (FO 99, Fuji-OSCAR 99). 0932LT SSO..
- ALE-1 - . Nation: Japan. Type: Tech 0. USAF Sat Cat: 43938 . COSPAR: 2019-003G. Apogee: 514 km (319 mi). Perigee: 479 km (297 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. Period: 94.54 min. See ALE 1. 0932LT SSO..
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