Japan satellites

Satellites and rocket bodies operated by Japan, as grouped in the CelesTrak catalog.

486 objects · 263 still in orbit

See them in the 3D atlas →

OHSUMI1970
TANSEI-1 (MS-T1)1971
M-4S R/B1971
SHINSEI (MS-F2)1971
M-4S R/B1971
DENPA (REXS)1972
M-4S R/B1972
TANSEI-2 (MS-T2)1974
M-3C R/B1974
TAIYO (SRATS)1975
M-3C R/B1975
KIKU-1 (ETS-I)1975
N-1 R/B1975
UME (ISS)1976
N-1 R/B1976
TANSEI-3 (MS-T3)1977
M-3H R/B1977
KIKU-2 (ETS-II)1977
N-1 R/B1977
HIMAWARI-1 (GMS-1)1977
HIMAWARI 1 AKM1977
SAKURA (CS)1977
KYOKKO (EXOS-A)1978
M-3H R/B1978
UME-2 (ISS-B)1978
N-1 R/B1978
YURI (BS)1978
JIKIKEN (EXOS-B)1978
M-3H R/B1978
AYAME (ECS)1979
N-1 R/B(1)1979
N-1 R/B(2)1979
HAKUCHO (CORSA-B)1979
M-3C R/B1979
TANSEI-4 (MS-T4)1980
M-3S R/B1980
AYAME-2 (ECS-B)1980
N-1 R/B(1)1980
N-1 R/B(2)1980
KIKU-3 (ETS-IV)1981
N-2 R/B(1)1981
N-2 R/B(2)1981
HINOTORI (ASTRO-A)1981
M-3S R/B1981
HIMAWARI-2 (GMS-2)1981
N-2 R/B(1)1981
N-2 R/B(2)1981
KIKU-4 (ETS-III)1982
N-1 R/B1982
SAKURA-2A (CS-2A)1983
N-2 R/B1983
TENMA (ASTRO-B)1983
M-3S R/B1983
SAKURA-2B (CS-2B)1983
N-2 R/B(1)1983
N-2 R/B(2)1983
YURI-2A (BS-2A)1984
N-2 R/B(1)1984
N-2 R/B(2)1984
OHZORA (EXOS-C)1984
M-3S R/B1984
HIMAWARI-3 (GMS-3)1984
N-2 R/B(1)1984
N-2 R/B(2)1984
HIMAWARI-3 AKM1984
M-3S2 R/B(1)1985
M-3S2 R/B(1)1985
YURI-2B (BS-2B)1986
N-2 R/B(1)1986
N-2 R/B(2)1986
AJISAI (EGS)1986
JAS-1 (FO-12)1986
H-1 R/B(MABES)1986
GINGA (ASTRO-C)1987
M-3S2 R/B1987
MOMO-1 (MOS-1)1987
N-2 R/B1987
KIKU-5 (ETS-V)1987
H-1 R/B(1)1987
H-1 R/B(2)1987
SAKURA-3A (CS-3A)1988
H-1 R/B(1)1988
H-1 R/B(2)1988
SAKURA-3B (CS-3B)1988
H-1 R/B(1)1988
H-1 R/B(2)1988
AKEBONO (EXOS-D)1989
M-3S2 R/B(1)1989
M-3S2 R/B(2)1989
JCSAT-11989
SUPERBIRD-A1989
HIMAWARI-4 (GMS-4)1989
H-1 R/B(1)1989
HIMAWARI-4 AKM1989
JCSAT-21990
M-3S2 R/B(1)1990
MOMO-1B (MOS-1B)1990
ORIZURU (DEBUT)1990
JAS-1B (FO-20)1990
H-1 R/B1990
YURI-3A (BS-3A)1990
H-1 R/B(1)1990
H-1 R/B(2)1990
YURI-3B (BS-3B)1991
H-1 R/B(1)1991
H-1 R/B(2)1991
YOHKOH (SOLAR-A)1991
M-3S2 R/B1991
FUYO-1 (JERS-1)1992
H-1 R/B1992
SUPERBIRD-B11992
GEOTAIL1992
SUPERBIRD-A11992
ASCA (ASTRO-D)1993
M-3S2 R/B1993
OREX1994
VEP1994
H-2 R/B1994
BS-3N1994
KIKU-6 (ETS-VI)1994
H-2 R/B(1)1994
SFU1995
HIMAWARI-5 (GMS-5)1995
H-2 R/B(2)1995
HIMAWARI-5 AKM1995
H-2 R/B(1)1995
JCSAT-31995
N-STAR A1995
N-STAR B1996
MIDORI (ADEOS)1996
JAS-2 (FO-29)1996
H-2 R/B1996
HALCA (MUSES-B)1997
M-V-1 R/B1997
BSAT-1A1997
SUPERBIRD-A31997
KIKU-7 (ETS-VII)1997
H-2 R/B(1)1997
H-2 R/B(2)1997
ETS-VII TARGET1997
JCSAT-1B1997
KAKEHASHI (COMETS)1998
H-2 R/B1998
BSAT-1B1998
M-V R/B(1)1998
M-V R/B(2)1998
RAIKO1998
FITSAT-1 (NIWAKA)1998
WE-WISH1998
S-CUBE1998
STARS-C1998
FREEDOM1998
ITF-21998
WASEDA-SAT31998
EGG1998
TOKI1998
SPATIUM 11998
RSP 001998
STARS-ME1998
UGUISU1998
AQT-D1998
G-SAT1998
WARP-011998
RSP-011998
TSURU1998
STARS-EC1998
HIROGARI (OPUSAT-II)1998
IHI-SAT1998
KITSUNE1998
HSU-SAT11998
FUTABA1998
SPACETUNA11998
TAKA1998
HSKSAT1998
OPTIMAL-11998
BEAK1998
CLARK SAT-1 (AMBITIOUS)1998
MICROORBITER-11998
CURTIS1998
KASHIWA1998
COSMOGIRLSAT1998
SAKURA1998
ISS OBJECT WV1998
ISS OBJECT WY1998
YODAKA1998
ISS OBJECT XC1998
ISS OBJECT XD1998
YOMOGI1998
ONGLAISAT1998
DRAGONFLY1998
ISS OBJECT XJ1998
ISS OBJECT XK1998
RSP-031998
GHS-011998
YOTSUBA-KULOVER1998
E-KAGAKU-11998
BOTAN1998
LEOPARD1998
HMU-SAT21998
HOKUSHIN-11998
JCSAT-4A1999
SUPERBIRD-B22000
N-SAT-110 (JCSAT-110)2000
LDREX2000
BSAT-2A2001
BSAT-2B2001
LRE2001
H-2A R/B2001
TSUBASA (MDS-1)2002
DASH & VEP 32002
H-2A R/B2002
JCSAT-2A2002
N-STAR C2002
USERS SEM2002
KODAMA (DRTS)2002
H-2A R/B(1)2002
H-2A R/B(2)2002
USERS REM2002
MIDORI II (ADEOS-II)2002
WEOS2002
MICRO LABSAT2002
H-2A R/B2002
RITE TARGET 12002
RITE TARGET 22002
IGS 1B2003
H-2A R/B2003
BSAT-2C2003
CUTE-1 (CO-55)2003
CUBESAT XI-IV (CO-57)2003
SERVIS 12003
SUPERBIRD-A22004
HIMAWARI-6 (MTSAT-1R)2005
H-2 R/B2005
SUZAKU (ASTRO-EII)2005
M-5 R/B2005
KIRARI (OICETS)2005
REIMEI (INDEX)2005
CUBESAT XI-V2005
ALOS (DAICHI)2006
H-2A R/B2006
HIMAWARI-7 (MTSAT-2)2006
H-2A R/B2006
AKARI (ASTRO-F)2006
CUTE-1.7+APD (CO-56)2006
M-5 R/B2006
JCSAT-5A2006
IGS 3A2006
H-2A R/B2006
HINODE (SOLAR-B)2006
M-5 R/B2006
HIT-SAT (HO-59)2006
LDREX-22006
KIKU-8 (ETS-VIII)2006
H-2A R/B2006
IGS 4A2007
IGS 4B2007
H-2A R/B2007
BSAT-3A2007
KIZUNA (WINDS)2008
H-2A R/B2008
CUTE-1.7+APD II (CO-65)2008
SEEDS II (CO-66)2008
SUPERBIRD-C22008
GOSAT (IBUKI)2009
PRISM (HITOMI)2009
SPRITE-SAT (RISING)2009
KAGAYAKI2009
SOHLA-1 (MAIDO-1)2009
SDS-12009
STARS (KUKAI)2009
KKS-1 (KISEKI)2009
H-2A R/B2009
JCSAT-12 (JCSAT-RA)2009
HTV-12009
H-2B R/B2009
H-2A R/B2009
HAYATO (KSAT)2010
WASEDA-SAT22010
NEGAI2010
SERVIS 22010
QZS-1 (MICHIBIKI-1)2010
H-2A R/B2010
BSAT-3B2010
HTV-2 (KOUNOTORI 2)2011
BSAT-3C (JCSAT-110R)2011
H-2A R/B2011
H-2A R/B2011
JCSAT-132012
GCOM-W1 (SHIZUKU)2012
SDS-42012
HORYU-22012
H-2A R/B2012
HTV-3 (KOUNOTORI 3)2012
PROITERES2012
IGS 8A2013
IGS 8B2013
H-2A R/B2013
HTV-4 (KOUNOTORI 4)2013
HISAKI (SPRINT-A)2013
EPSILON R/B2013
WNISAT-12013
SHINDAISAT2014
ITF-12014
GPM-CORE2014
OPUSAT2014
TEIKYOSAT-32014
INVADER (CO-77)2014
KSAT-22014
STARS-II (GENNAI)2014
H-2A R/B2014
ALOS-22014
UNIFORM 12014
SOCRATES2014
RISING 22014
SPROUT2014
H-2A R/B2014
HODOYOSHI-42014
HODOYOSHI-32014
HIMAWARI-82014
H-2A R/B2014
ASNARO2014
HODOYOSHI-12014
CHUBUSAT-12014
QSAT-EOS2014
TSUBAME2014
IGS 9A2015
H-2A R/B2015
H-2A R/B2015
HTV-5 (KOUNOTORI 5)2015
H-2A R/B2015
ASTRO-H (HITOMI)2016
CHUBUSAT-22016
CHUBUSAT-32016
HORYU-42016
H-2A R/B2016
JCSAT-2B2016
JCSAT-162016
HIMAWARI-92016
H-2A R/B2016
HTV-6 (KOUNOTORI 6)2016
ARASE (ERG)2016
EPSILON R/B2016
JCSAT-110A (JCSAT-15)2016
H-2A R/B2017
QZS-2 (MICHIBIKI-2)2017
H-2A R/B2017
CE-SAT-I2017
WNISAT 1R2017
QZS-3 (MICHIBIKI-3)2017
H-2A R/B2017
BSAT-4A2017
QZS-4 (MICHIBIKI-4)2017
H-2A R/B2017
GCOM-C (SHIKISAI)2017
SLATS (TSUBAME)2017
H-2A R/B2017
ASNARO-22018
EPSILON R/B2018
TRICOM-1R (TASUKI)2018
SS-520-5 R/B2018
H-2A R/B2018
SUPERBIRD-B32018
HTV-7 (KOUNOTORI 7)2018
H-2A DEB2018
GOSAT 2 (IBUKI 1)2018
TEN-KOH2018
STARS-AO2018
AUTCUBE 22018
H-2A R/B2018
GRUS-1A2018
RAPIS-12019
ORIGAMISAT-12019
RISESAT2019
EPSILON R/B2019
NEXUS (FO-99)2019
ALE-12019
ALE-DOM2019
HTV-8 (KOUNOTORI 8)2019
ALE-22019
QPS-SAR-1 (IZANAGI)2019
JCSAT-18 (KACIFIC 1)2019
H-2A R/B2020
JCSAT-172020
HTV-9 (KOUNOTORI 9)2020
BSAT-4B2020
CE-SAT IIB2020
LUCAS (JDRS-1)2020
H-2A R/B2020
STRIX-ALPHA2020
QPS-SAR-2 (IZANAMI)2021
GRUS-1C2021
GRUS-1B2021
GRUS-1E2021
GRUS-1D2021
ELSA-D CHASER2021
ELSA-D TARGET2021
QZS-1R (MICHIBIKI-1R)2021
H-2A R/B2021
ASTERISC2021
TEIKYOSAT-4 (OORURI)2021
RAISE 22021
OBJECT D2021
Z-SAT2021
HIBARI2021
DRUMS2021
KOSEN-12021
ARICA2021
EPSILON R/B2021
DRUMS TARGET-12021
DRUMS TARGET-22021
H-2A R/B2021
STRIX-BETA2022
STRIX-12022
SPHERE-1 EYE2023
H-2A R/B2023
QPS-SAR-6 (AMATERU-III)2023
XRISM2023
H-2A R/B2023
NINJASAT2023
KOYOH2023
QPS-SAR-5 (TSUKUYOMI-I)2023
H-2A R/B2024
CE-SAT-IE2024
VEP-42024
TIRSAT2024
ADRAS-J2024
STRIX-32024
QPS-SAR-7 (TSUKUYOMI-II)2024
ALOS-4 (DAICHI-4)2024
STRIX-42024
QPS-SAR-8 (AMATERU-IV)2024
H-2A R/B2024
DSN-3 (KIRAMEKI-3)2024
H-3 R/B2024
STRIX-22024
AE1D2025
AE1C2025
QZS-6 (MICHIBIKI-6)2025
H-3 R/B2025
QPS-SAR-9 (SUSANOO-I)2025
QPS-SAR-10 (WADATSUMI-I)2025
QPS-SAR-11 (YAMATSUMI-I)2025
AE3VA2025
GRUS-3ALPHA2025
AE2A2025
GOSAT-GW (IBUKI GW)2025
H-2A R/B2025
QPS-SAR-12 (KUSHINADA-I)2025
STRIX-52025
ELECTRON R/B2025
HTV-X12025
TEN-KOH 22025
QPS-SAR-14 (YACHIHOKO-I)2025
AE5RC2025
AE5RA2025
AE5RB2025
IHI-SAT22025
RAISE-42025
QPS-SAR-15 (SUKUNAMI-I)2025
STRIX-62026
AE1A2026
FSI-SAT22026
KAKUSHIN RISING OBJECT B2026
KAKUSHIN RISING OBJECT C2026
ORIGAMISAT-22026
ARICA-22026
WASEDA-SAT-ZERO-II2026
MAGNARO-II2026
KAKUSHIN RISING OBJECT H2026
STRIX-72026
STARS-X2026
PETREL2026
HORN-L2026
VERTECS2026
HORN-R2026
STRIX-82026
GRUS-3G2026
GRUS-3A2026
GRUS-3C2026
GRUS-3F2026
GRUS-3E2026
GRUS-3B2026
GRUS-3D2026
QPS-SAR-13 (MIKURA-I)2026
QZS-7 (MICHIBIKI-7)2026
H-3 R/B2026