by Matt Wilson | Aug 20, 2020 | History, International Space Station, JAXA, Satellites, Seradata News, space station
The HTV-9 (H-2 Transfer Vehicle) cargo freighter undocked from the ISS and was released into Earth orbit at 1736 GMT, 18 August. This model is due to be replaced by JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) with the new HTV-X generation. The HTV, also known... 
by David Todd | Jul 8, 2020 | commercial launch services, JAXA, Launches
JAXA, Japan’s equivalent of NASA, which is more formally known as the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. has signed a deal with the Japanese firm IHI Aerospace to develop, build and operate the Epsilon-S solid fuel rocket. The idea is that IHI Aerospace will... 
by Matt Wilson | May 21, 2020 | International Space Station, JAXA, Launches, NASA, Satellites, Seradata News
On 20 May 2020, at 1731 GMT, the last planned launch of the MHI-built, H-2B variant took place. The mission lifted-off from the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, carrying the HTV-9 cargo freighter into LEO. The HTV (H-II Transfer Vehicle) is part of Japan’s... 
by Matt Wilson | Feb 26, 2020 | exploration, JAXA, Satellites, Seradata News
On 19 February 2020, JAXA, alongside the Japanese government approved the development of the MMX mission. MMX – Martian Moon eXploration – is a sample return mission targeting the Martian moon, Phobos. The mission has a planned launch date of September... 
by Matt Wilson | Feb 17, 2020 | commercial launch services, JAXA, Launches, NASA, Satellites, Seradata News, Technology
Rocket Lab Rocket Lab has received a launch contract from NASA to carry the CAPSTONE, 12U CubeSat, to the Moon. The CAPSTONE satellite being built by Tyvak and Advanced Space, will be placed into a “near-rectilinear halo orbit” around the Moon. This is the...
