Tag: JAXA
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Japanese X-ray observatory completes decade-long mission
Artist’s concept of the Suzaku satellite. Credit: NASA/JAXA An orbiting astronomical observatory launched 10 years ago to probe violent stellar explosions and black holes has been deactivated after it stopped regularly communicating with the ground, the Japanese space agency said Thursday. The Suzaku satellite spent a decade watching some of the most energetic parts of…
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Photos: HTV supply ship glistens on approach to ISS
Photos captured by astronauts on the International Space Station show a Japanese cargo freighter, covered with reflective solar panels and golden insulation, on final approach to the 250-mile-high outpost. The fifth HTV supply ship delivered more than 9,500 pounds of cargo to the space station Monday after a five-day trip from a Japanese launch pad,…
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Japanese HTV supply carrier reaches space station
Japan’s fifth HTV cargo freighter is seen in the grasp of the space station’s robotic arm Monday. Credit: NASA/JAXA/Kimiya Yui Japan’s fifth HTV cargo freighter completed a five-day flight to the International Space Station on Monday, making a glacial laser-guided approach to the complex with a 9,500-pound package of food, spare parts and experiments. The…
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Live coverage: Japanese cargo craft arrives at space station
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an H-2B rocket and Japan’s fifth H-2 Transfer Vehicle on a resupply flight to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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H-2B rocket launch sends supply shipment to space station
A cache of critical cargo stowed inside a solar-powered Japanese resupply freighter is speeding toward a rendezvous with the International Space Station after a successful launch Wednesday. Among the supplies inside Japan’s fifth H-2 Transfer Vehicle are spare parts for the space station’s water filtration system, spacesuit components and medical gear to replace items lost…
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Japanese rocket ready to launch supplies to space station
Japan’s H-2B rocket rolled out to the launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center on Wednesday for final countdown preparations. Credit: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries A Japanese HTV cargo craft is being prepped for liftoff Wednesday with a much-needed shipment of provisions for the International Space Station’s six-person crew after a spate of failures strained the…
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Stormy forecast prompts delay for Japanese resupply mission
Japanese technicians prepare the fifth H-2 Transfer Vehicle for launch at the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Credit: JAXA The launch of a Japanese cargo ship with more than 4.5 tons of supplies bound for the International Space Station has been rescheduled for Wednesday due to a poor weather forecast at the mission’s island launch…
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Japanese scientists abandon plan for asteroid flyby
Artist’s concept of the Procyon spacecraft. Credit: JAXA An experimental suitcase-sized space probe launched as a secondary payload with Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission in December will miss an encounter with an asteroid early next year, according to Japanese scientists. The Procyon spacecraft blasted off Dec. 3, 2014, with the Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample return mission,…
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H-2A rocket achieves fourth launch in six months
A new surveillance satellite equipped with a high-resolution optical camera blasted into space aboard a Japanese H-2A rocket Thursday, joining a fleet of spy stations in orbit to track military activity in North Korea and other locations around the world. Owned and operated by the Japanese government, the reconnaissance spacecraft lifted off at 0121 GMT…
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Surveillance satellite on track for blastoff from Japan
File photo of a Japanese H-2A rocket during rollout to the launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center. Credit: JAXA A Japanese H-2A rocket is set for launch Thursday with a high-resolution imaging satellite to record views of strategic sites for the country’s intelligence agencies. The two-stage hydrogen-fueled rocket has a 13-minute window to blast…