The Space Systems Command said Tuesday Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite 6, or QZS-6, carried a U.S. space domain awareness payload as it was launched on Feb. 2 from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the ...

Japan is an active participant in this exploration and commercialization of space and its national space agency ... director of JAXA’s Business Development and Industrial Relations Department ...

Japan’s space agency, JAXA ... Quasi-Zenith Satellite System , has been under development for several years and is seen as vital for both national security and economic growth.

Japan’s burgeoning private space sector has suffered another blow with the recent failed launch of a commercial satellite. The national space program is also experiencing headwinds, with the ...