Japan Satellites
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Japan is responsible for 919 cataloged objects, of which 314 are in orbit and 123 are active. 351 of those are payloads, with 568 rocket bodies and debris. 587 have reentered. The first launched in 1970, and the most recent in 2026. Its most prolific operator by object count is JAXA.
314
In orbit
123
Active
919
Total cataloged
587
Reentered
Object types
351
Payloads
568
Other (rocket bodies + debris)
Japan satellites launched per year
Still in orbit Since reentered Click a year to list its satellites.
Top operators
The organizations responsible for the most Japan objects.
| Operator | Objects |
|---|---|
| JAXA | 86 |
| CSICE | 19 |
| KYUT | 13 |
| QPS Research | 12 |
| SYNSP | 9 |
| BSAT | 9 |
| ISASS | 8 |
| ARKE | 8 |
| TOK | 7 |
| SCC | 7 |
| JSAT | 7 |
| ISASJ | 7 |
| SKPJ | 6 |
Top spacecraft buses
The platforms Japan satellites are built on.
| Bus | Satellites |
|---|---|
| Cubesat 1U | 35 |
| Cubesat 6U | 17 |
| Cubesat 3U | 16 |
| QSAT | 13 |
| IGS-O | 10 |
| Cubesat 2U | 10 |
| StriX | 9 |
| HTV | 9 |
| IGS-R | 8 |
| DS-2000 | 8 |
| HS-601 | 7 |
| QZSS | 6 |
| GRUS | 6 |
| Hodoyoshi | 5 |
| FS-1300 | 5 |
See the Japan launch history.
Japan satellites
The 100 most recently launched, of 919. Track any of them live in KeepTrack.
| Name | NORAD | COSPAR | Bus | Owner | Launched | Orbit | Status | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRIX-8 | 69701 | 2026-146A | StriX | SYNSP | Jun 26, 2026 | 96 min, 42.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| HORN-R | 69507 | 2026-132F | Cubesat 6U | BULL | Jun 12, 2026 | 96 min, 97.7° | Inactive | ◉ |
| VERTECS | 69506 | 2026-132E | Cubesat 6U | KYUT | Jun 12, 2026 | 96 min, 97.7° | Inactive | ◉ |
| HORN-L | 69505 | 2026-132D | Cubesat 6U | BULL | Jun 12, 2026 | 95 min, 97.7° | Inactive | ◉ |
| PETREL | 69503 | 2026-132B | PETREL | SCITOK | Jun 12, 2026 | 96 min, 97.7° | Inactive | ◉ |
| STARS-X | 69502 | 2026-132A | STARS-X | SHIZ | Jun 12, 2026 | 96 min, 97.7° | Inactive | ◉ |
| STRIX-7 | 69177 | 2026-112A | StriX | SYNSP | May 22, 2026 | 96 min, 44.9° | Inactive | ◉ |
| OBJECT H | 68799 | 2026-088H | Cubesat 1U | DNIK | Apr 23, 2026 | 95 min, 97.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| MAGNARO-II | 68798 | 2026-088G | Cubesat 2U | NAG | Apr 23, 2026 | 95 min, 97.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| OBJECT F | 68797 | 2026-088F | Cubesat 1U | WASEDA | Apr 23, 2026 | 95 min, 97.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| OBJECT E | 68796 | 2026-088E | Cubesat 1U | AOGD | Apr 23, 2026 | 95 min, 97.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORIGAMISAT-2 | 68795 | 2026-088D | Cubesat 3U | SCITOK | Apr 23, 2026 | 95 min, 97.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| OBJECT C | 68794 | 2026-088C | · | · | Apr 23, 2026 | 96 min, 97.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| OBJECT B | 68793 | 2026-088B | · | · | Apr 23, 2026 | 96 min, 97.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| OBJECT A | 68792 | 2026-088A | Cubesat 1U | FSI/HSU | Apr 23, 2026 | 96 min, 97.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| AE1A | 68487 | 2026-067BZ | Cubesat 6U | ARKE | Mar 30, 2026 | 96 min, 97.8° | Inactive | ◉ |
| STRIX-6 | 68291 | 2026-056A | StriX | SYNSP | Mar 20, 2026 | 96 min, 50.3° | Active | ◉ |
| HMU-SAT2 | 67688 | 1998-067YE | Cubesat 3U | KYUT | Feb 3, 2026 | 92 min, 51.6° | Active | ◉ |
| LEOPARD | 67687 | 1998-067YD | Cubesat 1U | HUS | Feb 3, 2026 | 92 min, 51.6° | Active | ◉ |
| UITMSAT | 67686 | 1998-067YC | Cubesat 1U | UITM | Feb 3, 2026 | 92 min, 51.6° | Active | ◉ |
| TEN-KOH 2 | 68261 | 2025-241B | Cubesat 6U | NIHON | Oct 26, 2025 | 94 min, 51.7° | Active | ◉ |
| QPS-SAR-15 SUKUNAMI-1 | 67228 | 2025-307A | QSAT | QPS | Dec 21, 2025 | 96 min, 42.0° | Active | ◉ |
| RAISE-4 | 67073 | 2025-297B | RAPIS | JAXA | Dec 14, 2025 | 95 min, 97.5° | Active | ◉ |
| IHI-SAT2 | 66772 | 2025-276DL | Cubesat 6U | IHIC | Nov 28, 2025 | 95 min, 97.4° | Active | ◉ |
| AE5RB | 66693 | 2025-276AD | Cubesat 6U | ARKE | Nov 28, 2025 | 95 min, 97.4° | Active | ◉ |
| AE5RA | 66685 | 2025-276V | Cubesat 6U | ARKE | Nov 28, 2025 | 95 min, 97.4° | Active | ◉ |
| AE5RC | 66677 | 2025-276M | Cubesat 6U | ARKE | Nov 28, 2025 | 95 min, 97.4° | Active | ◉ |
| QPS-SAR-14 YACHIHOKO-1 | 66316 | 2025-252A | QSAT | QPS | Nov 5, 2025 | 96 min, 42.0° | Active | ◉ |
| HTV-X1 | 66174 | 2025-241A | HTV-X | JAXA | Oct 26, 2025 | 92 min, 51.6° | Active | ◉ |
| STRIX-5 | 65971 | 2025-229A | StriX | SYNSP | Oct 14, 2025 | 96 min, 41.9° | Active | ◉ |
| BOTAN | 65943 | 1998-067XQ | Cubesat 1U | CHIBA | Sep 14, 2025 | 88 min, 51.6° | Active | ◉ |
| E-KAGAKU-1 | 65942 | 1998-067XP | Cubesat 1U | EKAG | Oct 10, 2025 | 89 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| YOTSUBA-KULOVER | 65941 | 1998-067XN | Cubesat 2U | KYUT/KYUD | Sep 14, 2025 | 88 min, 51.6° | Active | ◉ |
| OBJECT XM | 65733 | 1998-067XM | Cubesat 2U | GIFU/GIDAI | Sep 19, 2025 | 88 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| OBJECT XL | 65732 | 1998-067XL | Cubesat 1U | RSP | Sep 19, 2025 | 88 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| OBJECT XK Horai | 65731 | 1998-067XK | Cubesat 1U | SHIZ | Sep 19, 2025 | 88 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| OBJECT XJ Dragonfly | 65730 | 1998-067XJ | Cubesat 2U | KYUT | Sep 19, 2025 | 89 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| OBJECT XH | 65729 | 1998-067XH | Cubesat 2U | KYUT | Sep 19, 2025 | 88 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| QPS-SAR-12 KUSHINADA-I | 65116 | 2025-169A | QSAT | QPS | Aug 5, 2025 | 96 min, 42.0° | Active | ◉ |
| H-2A R/B | 64695 | 2025-141B | H-2A Stage 2 | MHI | Jun 28, 2025 | 97 min, 98.1° | Inactive | ◉ |
| GOSAT-GW | 64694 | 2025-141A | GOSAT | JAXA | Jun 28, 2025 | 98 min, 98.1° | Active | ◉ |
| AE2A | 64591 | 2025-135BR | Cubesat 6U | ARKE | Jun 23, 2025 | 96 min, 97.8° | Active | ◉ |
| GRUS-3ALPHA | 64579 | 2025-135BD | GRUS | AXEL | Jun 23, 2025 | 96 min, 97.8° | Active | ◉ |
| AE3VA | 64563 | 2025-135AM | Cubesat 6U | ARKE | Jun 23, 2025 | 96 min, 97.8° | Active | ◉ |
| QPS-SAR-11 YAMATSUMI | 64340 | 2025-125A | QSAT | QPS | Jun 11, 2025 | 96 min, 42.0° | Active | ◉ |
| QPS-SAR-10 WADATSUMI-I | 64055 | 2025-104A | QSAT | QPS | May 17, 2025 | 96 min, 42.0° | Active | ◉ |
| QPS-SAR-9 SUSANOO-I | 63205 | 2025-050A | QSAT | QPS | Mar 15, 2025 | 96 min, 42.0° | Active | ◉ |
| H-3 R/B H3 F5 Stage 2 | 62877 | 2025-023B | H-2A Stage 2 | MHI | Feb 2, 2025 | 609 min, 21.3° | Inactive | ◉ |
| QZS-6 (MICHIBIKI-6) Michibiki-6 | 62876 | 2025-023A | QZSS | NUSS/JAXA | Feb 2, 2025 | 1436 min, 0.0° | Active | ◉ |
| FUSION 1 FUSION 1 | 62644 | 2025-009AM | Cubesat 6U | UNKJ | Jan 14, 2025 | 93 min, 97.4° | Active | ◉ |
| AE1d AE1d | 62629 | 2025-009W | Cubesat 6U | ARKE | Jan 14, 2025 | 94 min, 97.4° | Active | ◉ |
| AE1c AE1c | 62628 | 2025-009V | Cubesat 6U | ARKE | Jan 14, 2025 | 99 min, 97.4° | Active | ◉ |
| PARUS-T1 PARUS-T1 | 62625 | 2025-009S | Cubesat 3U | TASA/PYRAS | Jan 14, 2025 | 94 min, 97.4° | Active | ◉ |
| YOMOGI Yomogi | 62298 | 1998-067XE | Cubesat 1U | CHIBA | Nov 5, 2024 | 88 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| OBJECT XD LignoSat | 62297 | 1998-067XD | Cubesat 1U | KYO | Dec 9, 2024 | 89 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| OBJECT XC DENDEN-01 | 62296 | 1998-067XC | Cubesat 1U | KANSAI | Dec 9, 2024 | 89 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| H-3 R/B H3 F4 Stage 2 | 61734 | 2024-198B | H-2A Stage 2 | MHI | Nov 4, 2024 | 351 min, 24.3° | Reentered | ◉ |
| DSN-3 (KIRAMEKI-3) Kirameki 3 | 61733 | 2024-198A | DS-2000 | DSNC | Nov 4, 2024 | 1436 min, 0.0° | Active | ◉ |
| H-2A DEB deb IGS Radar-8 | 61442 | 2024-176D | · | CSICE | Sep 26, 2024 | · | Reentered | ◉ |
| H-2A DEB deb IGS Radar-8 | 61441 | 2024-176C | · | CSICE | Sep 26, 2024 | · | Reentered | ◉ |
| H-2A R/B H-2A F49 Stage 2 | 61440 | 2024-176B | H-2A Stage 2 | MHI | Sep 26, 2024 | 87 min, 97.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| OBJECT WY SaganSat0 | 60958 | 1998-067WY | Cubesat 1U | KYUT | Aug 29, 2024 | 88 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| OBJECT WV Wisseed Sat | 60955 | 1998-067WV | Cubesat 1U | WISS | Aug 29, 2024 | 89 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| SAKURA SAKURA | 60954 | 1998-067WU | Cubesat 1U | CHIBA | Aug 4, 2024 | 88 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| COSMOGIRLSAT Emma | 60953 | 1998-067WT | Cubesat 1U | COSGIR | Aug 4, 2024 | 88 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| QPS-SAR-8 (AMATERU-IV) Amateru 4 | 60542 | 2024-149CC | QSAT | QPS | Aug 16, 2024 | 96 min, 97.7° | Active | ◉ |
| STRIX-4 StriX-4 | 60352 | 2024-137A | StriX | SYNSP | Aug 2, 2024 | 94 min, 43.0° | Active | ◉ |
| KASHIWA Kashiwa | 59508 | 1998-067WH | Cubesat 1U | CHIBA | Mar 21, 2024 | 89 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| CURTIS CURTIS | 59507 | 1998-067WG | Cubesat 3U | KYUT | Mar 21, 2024 | 88 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MICROORBITER-1 MicroOrbiter-1 | 59483 | 1998-067WF | Cubesat 1U | MICORB | Mar 21, 2024 | 88 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| QPS-SAR-7 (TSUKUYOMI-II) Tsukuyomi-II | 59447 | 2024-066F | QSAT | QPS | Apr 7, 2024 | 95 min, 45.6° | Active | ◉ |
| STRIX-3 StriX-3 | 59224 | 2024-047A | StriX | SYNSP | Mar 12, 2024 | 95 min, 97.7° | Active | ◉ |
| OBJECT R PYXIS | 59113 | 2024-043R | AxelLiner | AXEL | Mar 4, 2024 | 89 min, 97.5° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ADRAS-J ADRAS-J | 58992 | 2024-034A | ELSA | ASTSC | Feb 18, 2024 | 93 min, 98.2° | Active | ◉ |
| TIRSAT TIRSAT | 58989 | 2024-032C | Cubesat 3U | JSS | Feb 17, 2024 | 98 min, 98.0° | Active | ◉ |
| VEP-4 VEP-4 | 58988 | 2024-032B | VEP | JAXA | Feb 17, 2024 | 98 min, 98.1° | Reentered | ◉ |
| CE-SAT-IE CE-SAT-IE | 58987 | 2024-032A | CE-SAT | CANON | Feb 17, 2024 | 98 min, 98.0° | Active | ◉ |
| H-2A DEB H-2A F48 adapter | 58764 | 2024-010C | · | MHI | Jan 12, 2024 | · | Reentered | ◉ |
| H-2A R/B H-2A F48 Stage 2 | 58763 | 2024-010B | H-2A Stage 2 | MHI | Jan 12, 2024 | 87 min, 97.1° | Reentered | ◉ |
| IGS O-8 JSE kougaku 8 gouki | 58762 | 2024-010A | IGS-O | CSICE | Jan 12, 2024 | · | Active | ◉ |
| DRUMS TARGET-2 DRUMS Target 2 | 58954 | 2021-102N | DRUMS Target | KAWA | Dec 26, 2023 | 88 min, 97.3° | Reentered | ◉ |
| CLARK SAT-1 (AMBITIOUS) Clark-Sat-1 | 58613 | 1998-067WE | Cubesat 1U | CMIHS | Nov 10, 2023 | 88 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| BEAK BEAK | 58612 | 1998-067WD | Cubesat 3U | TOK/ISAS | Nov 10, 2023 | 88 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| QPS-SAR-5 (TSUKUYOMI-I) Tsukuyomi-I | 58578 | 2023-196A | QSAT | QPS | Dec 15, 2023 | 95 min, 42.0° | Active | ◉ |
| KOYOH KOYOH | 58464 | 2023-185C | KOYOH | KANA | Dec 1, 2023 | 95 min, 97.5° | Active | ◉ |
| NINJASAT NinjaSat | 58341 | 2023-174CP | Cubesat 6U | RIKEN/MITSUI | Nov 11, 2023 | 88 min, 97.4° | Reentered | ◉ |
| H-2A DEB 4/4D-LC Lower Fairing Half | 57807 | 2023-137H | · | MHI | Sep 6, 2023 | 88 min, 31.0° | Reentered | ◉ |
| H-2A DEB deb XRISM fairing | 57806 | 2023-137G | · | MHI | Sep 6, 2023 | 90 min, 31.0° | Reentered | ◉ |
| H-2A DEB 4/4D-LC Adapter | 57805 | 2023-137F | · | MHI | Sep 6, 2023 | 88 min, 31.0° | Reentered | ◉ |
| H-2A R/B H-2A F47 Stage 2 | 57804 | 2023-137E | H-2A Stage 2 | MHI | Sep 6, 2023 | 1589 min, 29.8° | Reentered | ◉ |
| SLIM SLIM | 57803 | 2023-137D | SLIM | JAXA/ISASJ | Sep 6, 2023 | 2606 min, 31.1° | Reentered | ◉ |
| H-2A DEB 4/4D-LC Lower Fairing Half | 57802 | 2023-137C | · | MHI | Sep 6, 2023 | 89 min, 31.0° | Reentered | ◉ |
| H-2A DEB deb H-2A fairing | 57801 | 2023-137B | · | MHI | Sep 6, 2023 | 93 min, 31.0° | Reentered | ◉ |
| XRISM XRISM | 57800 | 2023-137A | Astro-H | JAXA/ISASJ | Sep 6, 2023 | 95 min, 31.0° | Active | ◉ |
| QPS-SAR-6 (AMATERU-III) AMATERU-III | 56951 | 2023-084V | QSAT | QPS | Jun 12, 2023 | 87 min, 97.5° | Reentered | ◉ |
| DRUMS TARGET-1 DRUMS Target 1 | 55685 | 2021-102M | DRUMS Target | KAWA | Feb 14, 2023 | 89 min, 97.4° | Reentered | ◉ |
| H-2A R/B H-2A F46 Stage 2 | 55330 | 2023-012B | H-2A Stage 2 | MHI | Jan 26, 2023 | 87 min, 97.2° | Reentered | ◉ |
| IGS R-7 JSE reda-7 gouki | 55329 | 2023-012A | IGS-R | CSICE | Jan 26, 2023 | · | Active | ◉ |
| OPTIMAL-1 OPTIMAL-1 | 55183 | 1998-067VA | Cubesat 3U | ARKE/FUKUIU | Jan 6, 2023 | 88 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| HSKSAT HSKSAT-1 | 55182 | 1998-067UZ | Cubesat 3U | HARSEI | Jan 6, 2023 | 88 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
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Frequently asked questions
How many satellites does Japan have in orbit?
314 Japan objects are currently in orbit, out of 919 ever cataloged. 587 have reentered.
How many Japan satellites are active?
123 Japan objects carry an active status in the catalog, out of 351 payloads.
When did Japan's first satellite launch?
The first cataloged Japan object launched in 1970, and the most recent in 2026.