Tag: JAXA
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There are 2,000-plus dead rockets in orbit—here’s a rare view of one
There are more than 2,000 mostly intact dead rockets circling the Earth, but until this year, no one ever launched a satellite to go see what one looked like after many years of tumbling around the planet. In February, a Japanese company named Astroscale sent a small satellite into low-Earth orbit on top of a…
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There are 2,000-plus dead rockets in orbit—here’s a rare view of one
There are more than 2,000 mostly intact dead rockets circling the Earth, but until this year, no one ever launched a satellite to go see what one looked like after many years of tumbling around the planet. In February, a Japanese company named Astroscale sent a small satellite into low-Earth orbit on top of a…
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Falcon 9’s return to flight reminds spaceflight industry of past anomalies
Nearly every rocket that has flown has had an anomaly. With thousands of components that all need to work in perfect harmony to have a successful mission, there is likely to be one component that is unable to perform every once in a while. While witnessing an anomaly in spaceflight is not as improbable as…
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Japan’s H3 Rocket Successfully Launches Earth Observation Satellite, ALOS-4
Japan’s H3 rocket achieved a milestone on Sunday with the successful launch of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 (ALOS-4), marking its third flight from the Tanegashima Space Center. The H3 rocket, launched at 0306 UTC on July 1, carried the ALOS-4, also known as DAICHI-4, which separated approximately 16 minutes and 34 seconds after liftoff,…
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Japan’s H3 Rocket Successfully Launches Earth Observation Satellite, ALOS-4
Japan’s H3 rocket achieved a milestone on Sunday with the successful launch of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 (ALOS-4), marking its third flight from the Tanegashima Space Center. The H3 rocket, launched at 0306 UTC on July 1, carried the ALOS-4, also known as DAICHI-4, which separated approximately 16 minutes and 34 seconds after liftoff,…
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Launch Roundup: Falcon Heavy returns with GOES-U, Firefly Alpha launch attempt
Following a week in which Tropical Storm Alberto brought high seas, wind, and rain-related delays to the launch schedule in Florida, SpaceX managed to get back on track this week with launches from all three of the active Falcon launch pads, including a Falcon Heavy. Toward the end of the week, the Japanese Aerospace and…
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SpaceX has launched the EarthCARE climate research satellite for ESA and JAXA
The joint European-Japanese EarthCARE satellite has begun its mission to improve our understanding of Earth’s climate Tuesday, with a launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California happened at 3:20 PM Pacific Time (22:20 UTC). The Earth Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer…
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SpaceX launches ESA’s EarthCARE on a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base
The European Space Agency’s EarthCARE satellites is deployed from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket following its launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on May 28, 2024. Image: SpaceX The European Space Agency launched its latest Earth observing satellite, designed to better understand the climate. The Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) has four instruments…
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Hayabusa2 samples reveal the effects of space weathering on asteroid Ryugu
Using samples collected by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) asteroid explorer Hayabusa2, scientists have found the effects of micrometeoroid bombardments on asteroid 162173 Ryugu. The team used a technique called electron holography to study the sample’s magnetic properties, to learn about the magnetic field in the early solar system, and how space weathering affected the…
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Crew-7 returns home following six-month stay at the International Space Station
A view of the Crew Dragon Endurance as it prepared to undock from the International Space Station following 197 days at the orbiting outpost. Image: NASA Update: Dragon Endurance returned to Earth Tuesday, splashing down off the coast of Florida near Pensacola at 5:47 a.m. EDT (0947 UTC). A journey of more than half a…