Japan launched its "Moon Sniper" mission, aiming to rebound from previous setbacks and strengthen its space program. The mission includes t...

Strong winds of nearly 108 kph (67 mph) were observed at an altitude of 5,000-15,000 metres (16400-49200 ft), Japan Aerospace Exploration A...

The launch was cancelled because of unsuitable wind conditions in the upper atmosphere, MHI's launch services unit said in a post on social...

Tokyo, Oct 10 (IANS) Japan on Tuesday successfully launched the fourth and final satellite that makes up its terrestrial positioning networ...

Tokyo, June 1 (IANS) Japan on Thursday launched a new satellite to improve the global positioning system's (GPS) accuracy and establish an ...

Tokyo, Nov 2 (IANS) Japan on Wednesday launched a next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite "Himawari-9", aiming to further im...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries oversaw the launch from Tanegashima Space Center in southwest Japan.

Hayabusa2 is now scheduled to blast off aboard Japan's main H-IIA rocket from Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan at 1:22 pm (0422 G...