by David Todd | Sep 16, 2013 | commercial launch services, JAXA, Satellites, Science
The ground control-issue -delayed maiden flight of Japan’s new smaller launch vehicle, Epsilon, finally flew successfully at 0500 GMT on 14 September 2013 from the Uchinouora Space Center, Kagoshima, in Japan. The JAXA-designed three-stage solid-propellant...
by David Todd | Sep 5, 2013 | JAXA
The Japanese unmanned cargo craft, HTV-4, was unberthied from the International Space Station’s Harmony module aat 1208 GMT on 4 September 2013. The JAXA operated craft was later released by the robot arm at 1620 GMT. The spacecratt used burns of onboard...
by David Todd | Sep 2, 2013 | commercial launch services, JAXA
The launch of Japan’s new generation small launch vehicle Epsilon suffered two embarrassing delays in August. On 22 August the solid rocket suffered a delay due to incorrect line routing in the signal relay equipment for checking the launch vehicle functions. ...
by David Todd | Aug 12, 2013 | International Space Station, JAXA, NASA, space station
On 9 August, the Japanese built HTV-4 freighter (and its nanosat co-paylaods Ardusat-1, Ardusat-X, TechEdSat 1, Picodragon) was captured with the Canadian robotic arm at 1122 GMT. JAXA’s HTV-4 was docked onto the International Space Station at its Harmony node...
by David Todd | Aug 5, 2013 | International Space Station, JAXA, Satellites, space station
The Japanese cargo craft HTV-4 (Kounotori-4) was sent on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard an H-2B launch rocket launched from the Tanegashima launch site in Japan at 1948 GMT on 3 July. Apart from stores and spare parts,...
by David Todd | Apr 8, 2013 | JAXA
In a similar vein to Europe’s EGNOS satellite navigation overlay system, to improve the accuracy and availabilty of GPS navigation signals in Japan, the Cabinet Office of the Japanese government has announced that has planned a $525 million contract with the...
