About JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) is a government agency headquartered in Chōfu, Japan, founded in 2003. It works in Launch Vehicles & Propulsion, Satellites & Spacecraft and Earth Observation & Remote Sensing. Space Atlas lists 13 sites in 1 country.
Japan's national aerospace and space exploration agency.
- Founded
- 2003
Sectors
Locations
View on atlasChōfu
HQ7-44-1 Jindaiji Higashi-machi, Chōfu, Tokyo 182-8522, Chōfu, Japan
JAXA Bisei Space Guard Center
Ibara, Ibara, Japan
JAXA Kamisaibara Space Guard Center
Kagamino, Kagamino, Japan
JAXA Kakuda Space Center
Kakuda, Kakuda, Japan
JAXA Katsuura Tracking and Communication Station
Katsuura, Katsuura, Japan
JAXA — Uchinoura Space Center
1791-13 Minamikata, Kimotsuki, Kagoshima 893-1402, Japan, Kimotsuki, Japan
JAXA Noshiro Rocket Testing Center
Noshiro, Noshiro, Japan
JAXA Okinawa Tracking and Communication Station
Onna, Onna, Japan
JAXA Sagamihara Campus / Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)
3-1-1 Yoshinodai, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5210, Sagamihara, Japan
WebsiteJAXA Usuda Deep Space Center and Misasa Deep Space Station
Saku, Saku, Japan
JAXA/ISAS Taiki Aerospace Research Field
Taiki, Taiki, Japan
JAXA — Tanegashima Space Center
1番地 Kukinaga, Minamitane, Kumage District, Kagoshima 891-3793, Japan, Tanegashima, Japan
JAXA — Tsukuba Space Center
2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan, Tsukuba, Japan
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