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# Spacecraft Sponsor Launch date .. Mission type Remarks
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1 9 6 6 (2 Japanese spacecrafts in 174 missions = 1 %)
1) "Osumi #1" ISAS 26 Sep 66 Technology
2) "Osumi #2" ISAS 20 Dec 66 Technology
1 9 6 7 (1 Japanese spacecraft in 172 missions = ½ %)
3) "Osumi 3" ISAS 13 Apr 67 Technology
1 9 6 8 (0 Japanese spacecraft in 166 missions = 0 %)
None ...
1 9 6 9 (1 Japanese spacecraft in 155 missions = ½ %)
4) "Osumi 4" ISAS 22 Sep 69 Technology
1 9 7 0 (2 Japanese spacecrafts in 142 missions = 1½ %)
5) Osumi ISAS 11 Feb 70 Technology
6) MS-F1 ISAS 25 Sep 70 Earth sciences
1 9 7 1 (2 Japanese spacecrafts in 175 missions = 1 %)
7) MS-T1 / Tansei 1 ISAS 16 Feb 71 Technology
8) MS-F2 / Shinsei ISAS 28 Sep 71 Earth sciences
1 9 7 2 (1 Japanese spacecraft in 143 missions = ½ %)
9) REXS / Denpa ISAS 19 Aug 72 Earth sciences
1 9 7 3 (0 Japanese spacecraft in 146 missions = 0 %)
None ...
1 9 7 4 (1 Japanese spacecraft in 136 missions = 1 %)
10) MS-T2 / Tansei 2 ISAS 16 Feb 74 Technology
1 9 7 5 (2 Japanese spacecrafts in 168 missions = ½ %)
11) SRATS / TaIyo ISAS 24 Feb 75 Earth sciences
12) ETS 1 / Kiku-1 NASDA 9 Sep 75 Technology
1 9 7 6 (2 Japanese spacecrafts in 164 missions = 1 %)
13) CORSA. ISAS 4 Feb 76 Technology
14) ISS / Ume 1 NASDA 29 Feb 76 Earth sciences
1 9 7 7 (4 Japanese spacecrafts in 147 missions = 3 %)
15) MS-T3 / Tansei-3 ISAS 19 Feb 77 Technology
16) ETS 2 / Kiku 2 NASDA 23 Feb 77 Technology
17) GMS 1 / Himawari 1 14 Jul 77 Meteorology
18) CS 1 / Sakura 15 Dec 77 Communications
1 9 7 8 (4 Japanese spacecrafts in 174 missions = 2 %)
19) EXOS 2 / Kyokko ISAS 14 Feb 78 Earth sciences
20) ISS 2 / Ume-2 NASDA 16 Feb 78 Earth sciences
21) BSE 1 / Yuri 7 Apr 78 Technology
22) EXOS B / Jikiken ISAS 16 Sep 78 Earth sciences
1 9 7 9 (2 Japanese spacecrafts in 134 missions = 1½ %)
23) ECS 1A / Ayame NASDA 6 Feb 79 Communications
24) CORSA B / Hakucho ISAS 21 Feb 79 Earth sciences
1 9 8 0 (2 Japanese spacecrafts in 144 missions = 1½ %)
25) MS-T4 / Tansei-4 ISAS 17 Feb 80 Technology
26) ECS 2 / Ayame 2 NASDA 22 Feb 80 Communications
1 9 8 1 (3 Japanese spacecrafts in 160 missions = 2 %)
27) ETS 4 / Kiku-3 NASDA 11 Feb 81 Technology
28) ASTRO-A / Hinoturi ISAS 21 Feb 81 Astronomy
29) GMS 2 / Himawari 2 NASDA 10 Aug 81 Meteorology
1 9 8 2 (1 Japanese spacecraft in 160 missions = ½ %)
30) ETS 3 / Kiku 4 NASDA 3 Sep 82 Technology
1 9 8 3 (3 Japanese spacecrafts in 162 missions = 2 %)
31) CS-2A / Sakura 2A NASDA 4 Feb 83 Communications
32) ASTRO-B / Temna ISAS 20 Feb 83 Astronomy
33) CS-2B / Sakura 2B NASDA 5 Aug 83 Communications
1 9 8 4 (3 Japanese spacecrafts in 169 missions = 2 %)
34) BS-2A / Yuri 2A NASDA 23 Jan 84 Communications
35) EXOS-C / Ohzora ISAS 14 Feb 84 Earth sciences
36) GMS-3 / Himawari 3 NASDA 2 Aug 84 Meteorology
1 9 8 5 (2 Japanese spacecrafts in 173 missions = 1 %)
37) MS-T5 / Sakigake ISAS 7 Jan 85 Technology
38) Planet-A / Suisei ISAS 18 Aug 85 Planetary probe
1 9 8 6 (3 Japanese spacecrafts in 151 missions = 2 %)
39) BS-2B / Yuri 2B NASDA 12 Feb 86 Communications
40) EGP / Ajisai NASDA 12 Aug 86 Geodesy
41) MABES / Jindai NASDA 12 Aug 86 Technology
1 9 8 7 (3 Japanese spacecrafts in 141 missions = 2 %)
42) ASTRO-C / Ginga NASDA 5 Feb 87 Astronomy
43) MOS-1 / Momo 1 NASDA 19 Feb 87 Earth remote sensing
44) ETS-5 / Kiku 5 NASDA 27 Aug 87 Communications
1 9 8 8 (2 Japanese spacecrafts in 155 missions = 1 %)
45) CS-3A / Sakura 3A NASDA 19 Feb 88 Communications
46) CS-3B / Sakura 3B NASDA 16 Sep 88 Communications
1 9 8 9 (2 Japanese spacecrafts in 139 missions = 1½ %)
47) EXOS-D / Akebono ISAS 21 Feb 89 Earth sciences
48) GMS 4 / Himawari 4 NASDA 5 Sep 89 Meteorology
1 9 9 0 (6 Japanese spacecrafts in 173 missions = 3½ %)
49) Muses A / Hiten ISAS 24 Jan 90 Planetary probe
50) Hagoromo ISAS 24 Jan 90 Planetary probe
51) MOS 1b / MOMO 1B NASDA 7 Feb 90 Earth observations
52) Debut / Orizuru NASDA 7 Feb 90 Technology
53) BS-2X NASDA 22 Feb 90 Communications
54) BS 3A / Yuri 3A TSCJ 28 Aug 90 Communications
1 9 9 1 (3 Japanese spacecraft in 143 missions = 1½ %)
55) BS-3H / Yuri 3H TSC 18 Apr 91 TV Broadcasting
56) BS-3B / Yuri-3B TSCJ 25 Aug 91 TV Broadcasting
57) Solar A / Yohkoh ISAS 30 Aug 91 Solar observatory
1 9 9 2 (2 Japanese spacecrafts in 135 missions = 1½ %)
58) JERS 1 / Fuyo 1 NASDA 11 Feb 92 Earth remote sensing
59) Geotail NASDA 24 Jul 92 Earth sciences
1 9 9 3 (1 Japanese spacecraft in 118 missions = 1 %)
60) Astro D / ASCA Asuka 20 Feb 93 Astronomy
1 9 9 4 (4 Japanese spacecrafts in 130 missions = 2 %)
61) OREX / Ryusei NASDA 3 Feb 94 Technology
62) VEP / Myojo NASDA 3 Feb 94 Technology
63) BS-3N TSCJ 8 Jul 94 TV Broadcasting
64) ETS 6 / Kiku 6 NASDA 28 Aug 94 Technology
1 9 9 5 (3 Japanese spacecrafts in 113 missions = 2½ %)
65) Express ISAS 15 Jan 95 Material processing
66) SFU NASDA 18 Mar 95 Material processing
67) GMS-5 / Himawari 5 NASDA 18 Mar 95 Meteorology
1 9 9 6 (1 Japanese spacecraft in 112 missions = 1 %)
68) ADEOS / Midori NASDA 17 Aug 96 Earth sciences
1 9 9 7 (4 Japanese spacecrafts in 158 missions = 2½  %)
69) Muses B / Haruka NASDA 12 Feb 97 Radioastronomy
70) BSAT 1a BSSC 16 Apr 97 TV Broadcastng
-- TRMM NASA-NASDA 27 Nov 97 Earth remote sensing
71) ETS VII / Orihime 27 Nov 97 Technology
72) ETS VII / Hikoboshi 27 Nov 97 Technology
1 9 9 8 (2 Japanese spacecrafts in 174 missions = 1 %)
73) Comets / Kakehashi NASDA 21 Feb 98 Technology
74) Planet B / Nozomi ISAS 3 Jul 98 Planetary probe
1 9 9 9 (1 Japanese spacecraft in 133 missions = 1 %)
75) MTSAT JMA 15 Nov 99 Meteorology
2 0 0 0 (2 Japanese spacecrafts in 131 missions = 1½ %)
76) Astro E ISAS 10 Feb 00 Astronomy
77) LDREX NASDA 20 Dec 00 Technology
2 0 0 1 (4 Japanese spacecrafts in 93 missions = 2 %)
78) BSAT-2a BSSC 8 Mar 01 TV Broadcasting
79) BSAT-2b BSSC 12 Jul 01 TV Broadcasting
80) LRE NASDA 29 Aug 01 Geodesy
81) VEP-2 NASDA 29 Aug 01 Technology
2 0 0 2 (8 Japanese spacecrafts in 101 missions = 8 %)
82) DASH ISAS 4 Feb 02 Technology
83) VEP-3 NASDA 4 Feb 02 Technology
84) MDS-1 / Tsubasa NASDA 4 Feb 02 Technology
85) USERS 10 Sep 02 Microgravity
86) DRTS / Kodama NASTA 10 Sep 02 Communications
87) ADEOS-2 / Midori 2 NASDA 14 Dec 02 Earth remote sensing
88) WEOS CIT 14 Dec 02 Earth remote sensing
89) Mu-Lab-Sat / Micro-Labsat NASDA 14 Dec 02 Technology
2 0 0 3 (8 Japanese spacecrafts in 97 missions = 6 %)
90) IGS-1a Defense (1st Military) 28 Mar 03 Reconnaissance
91) IGS-1b Defense (2nd Military) 28 Mar 03 Reconnaissance
92) MUSES C / Hayabusa ISAS (90th civilian) 9 May 03 Planetary probe
93) Minerva ISAS (91st civilian) 9 May 03 Planetary probe
94) BSAT-2c BSSC (92nd civilian) 11 Jun 03 TV Broadcasting
95) SERVIS-1 USEF (93rd civilian) 30 Oct 03 Technology
96) IGS-2a Defense (3rd Military) 29 Nov 03 Reconnaissance
97) IGS-2b Defense (4th Military) 29 Nov 03 Reconnaissance
2 0 0 4 (0 Japanese spacecraft in 77 missions = 0 %)
None
2 0 0 5 (4 Japanese spacecraft in 78  missions = 6½ %)
98) MTSAT-1R / Himawari 6 JAXA (94th civilian) 26 Feb 05 C Meteorology
99) Astro E2 / Suzaku JAXA/ISAS (95th) 10 Jul 05 C Astronomy
100) OICETS / Kirari JAXA (96th civilian) 23 Aug 05 C Technology
101) INDEX / Reimei ISAS (97th civilian) 23 Aug 05 C Technology
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2 0 0 6 (9 Japanese spacecraft in 116 missions = 9½ %)
102) ALOS / Daichi JAXA (98th civilian) 24 Jan 06 C Earth Remote Sensing
103) MTSAT 2 JCAB & JMA (99th) 18 Feb 06 C Meteorology & Data RElay
104) ASTRO-F / Akari JAXA-ISAS (100th) 21 Feb 06 C Astronomy
105) SSP / "Solarsail Sub Payload" (101st civilian) 21 Feb 06 C Technology
106) IGS Optical-2 Defense (5th Military) 11 Sep 06 M Photo Surveillance
107) SOLAR-B / Hinode JAXA (102nd civilian) 22 Sep 06 C Sun Observatory
108) SSSAT ISAS-JAXA (103rd) 22 Sep 06 C Technology
109) LDREX-2 JAXA (104th civilian) 13 Oct 06 C Technology
110) ETS-8 / Kiku 8 JAXA-NICT-NTT (105th) 18 Dec 06 C Technology
2 0 0 7 (6 Japanese spacecraft in 123 missions = 6 %)
111) IGS Radar-2 Defense (6th Military) 24 Feb 07 M Radar Surveillance
112) IGS Optical-3V Defense (7th Military) 24 Feb 07 M Photo Surveillance
113) BSAT-3a B-SAT Corp (106th) 14 Aug 07 C Communications
114) SELENE / Kaguya JAXA (107th) 14 Sep 07 C Planetary Probe
115) Rstar / Relay Satellite (JAXA (108th) 14 Sep 07 C Planetary Probe
116) Vstar / VRAD (JAXA (109th) 14 Sep 07 C Planetary Probe
2 0 0 8 (3 Japanese spacecraft in 111 missions = 3 %)
117) WINDS / Kizuna JAXA (110th civilian) 25 Feb 08 C Communications
118) Kibo ELM-PS JAXA (111th civilian) 11 Mar 08 C Space Station Component
119) Kibo Pressurized Module (JPM) JAXA (112th civilian) 31 May 08  C Space Station Component
2 0 0 9 (6 Japanese spacecraft in 129 missions = 4½ %)
120) GOSAT / Ibuki JAXA (113th civilian) 23 Jan 09 C Earth/Space Science
121) SDS-1 JAXA (114th civilian) 23 Jan 09 C Technology
122) SpriteSat TU (115th civilian) 23 Jan 09 C Earth/Space Science
123) JCSAT 12 / JCSAT R-A SKY Perfect JSAT 
(116th civilian)		 21 Aug 09 C Communications
124) HTV 1 JAXA (117th civilian) 10 Sep 09 C Cargo Delivery
125) IGS O-3 / IGS 5A Defense ministry
(8th Military)		 28 Nov 09 M Photo Surveillance
2 0 1 0 (6 Japanese spacecraft in 129 missions = 5 %)
126) Planet-C / Akatsuki JAXA (118th civilian) 20 May 10 C Planetary Probe (Venus)
127) IKAROS JAXA (119th civilian) 20 May 10 C Technology
128) Unitec-1 Japan (120th civilian) 20 May 10 C Technology
129) SERVIS 2 USEF (121st civilian) 2 Jun 10 C Technology
130) QZS 1 / Michibiki JAXA (122nd civilian) 11 Sep 10 C Navigation
131) BSAT-3B B-SAT (123rd civilian) 28 Oct 10 C Communications
2 0 1 1 (4 Japanese spacecraft in  missions =  %)
132) HTV-2 / Kounotori 2 JAXA (124th civilian) 22 Jan 11 C Cargo Delivery
133) BSAT 3c / JCSAT 110R BSSC (125th civilian) 6 Aug 11 C Communications
134) IGS O-4 Defense ministry
(9th Military)		 23 Sep 11 M Surveillance
135) IGS Radar-3 Defense ministry
(10th Military)		 12 Dec 11 M Surveillance
2 0 1 2 (4 Japanese spacecraft in  missions =  %)
136) JCSAT 13 JCSAT (126th civilian) 15 May 12 C Communications
137) GCOM W1 / Shizuku JAXA (127th civilian) 17 May 12 C Earth Remote Sensing
138) SDS-4 JAXA (128th civilian) 17 May 12 C Technology
139) HTV-3 / Kounotori  JAXA (129th civilian) 21 Jul 12 C Cargo Delivery
2 0 1 3 (4 Japanese spacecraft in  missions =  %)
140) IGS Radar 4 / IGS 8A Defense ministry (11th Military) 27 Jan 13 M Surveillance
141) IGS Optical 5 / IGS 8B Defense ministry (12th Military) 27 Jan 13 M Surveillance
142) HTV-4 / Konoutori 4 JAXA (130th civilian) 3 Aug 13 C Cargo Delivery
143) Sprint A / Hisaki JAXA (131st civilian) 14 Sep 13 C Astronomy
2 0 1 4 ( Japanese spacecraft in  missions =  %)
144) Teikyosat-3 Teikyou U. (132nd civilian) 27 Feb 14 C Biology
145) ALOS 2 / Daichi 2 JAXA (133rd civilian) 24 May 14 C Earth Remote Sensing
146) Rising 2 / Raijin 2 Tohoku U. (134th civilian) 24 May 14 C Earth/Space Science
147) UNIFORM 1 Wakayama U (135th civilian) 24 May 14 C Earth/Space Science
148) SOCRATES NICT  (136th civilian) 24 May 14 C Technology
149) Hodoyoshi 3 U. Tokyo (137th civilian) 19 Jun 14 C Earth Remote Sensing
150) Hodoyoshi 4 U. of Tokyo (138th civilian) 19 Jun 14 C Earth Remote Sensing
151) Himawari 8 Japan Meteorological Agency 7 Oct 14 C Meteorology
152) ASNARO 1 / SASKE USEF (Japan) 6 Nov 14 C Technology
(Earth observation)
153) ChubuSat 1 / Kinshachi 1 U. Nagoya and Daido  (Japan) 6 Nov 14 C Earth/Space Sciences
154) Hodoyoshi 1 U of Tokyo and NESTRA (Japan) 6 Nov 14 C Earth observation
155) QSAT-EOS / Tsukushi Kyushu University (Japan) 6 Nov 14 C Technology
(Earth observation)
156) Tsubame TIT, Tokyo Uy of Science and JAXA 6 Nov 14 C Astronomy
(Technology)
157) Hayabusa2 JAXA 3 Dec 14 C Planetary Probe (Asteroid)
158) PROCYO JAXA 3 Dec 14 C Planetary Probe (Asteroid)
159) Minerva II-1a JAXA 3 Dec 14 C Planetary Probe (Asteroid)
160) Minerva II-1b JAXA 3 Dec 14 C Planetary Probe (Asteroid)
161) Minerva II-2 JAXA 3 Dec 14 C Planetary Probe (Asteroid)
162) SCI JAXA 3 Dec 14 C Planetary Probe (Asteroid)
163) DCAM-3 JAXA 3 Dec 14 C Planetary Probe (Asteroid)
164) Target Marker 1 JAXA 3 Dec 14 C Planetary Probe (Asteroid)
165) Target Marker 2 JAXA 3 Dec 14 C Planetary Probe (Asteroid)
166) Target Marker 3 JAXA 3 Dec 14 C Planetary Probe (Asteroid)
167) Target Marker 4 JAXA 3 Dec 14 C Planetary Probe (Asteroid)
168) Target Marker 5 JAXA 3 Dec 14 C Planetary Probe (Asteroid)
2 0 1 5 ( Japanese spacecraft in  missions =  %)
169) IGS Radar Spare  1 Feb 15 M Surveillance
170) IGS Optical-5 26 Mar 15 M Surveillance
2 0 1 6 ( Japanese spacecraft in  missions =  %)
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