National Space Development Agency of Japan

Japanese national space agency

National Space Development Agency of Japan
Agency overview
宇宙開発事業団

Formed	October 1, 1969; 55 years ago (1969-10-01)
Dissolved	October 1, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-10-01)
Superseding agency	JAXA
Type	Space agency

The National Space Development Agency of Japan (宇宙開発事業団, Uchū Kaihatsu Jigyōdan), or NASDA, was a Japanese national space agency established on October 1, 1969 under the National Space Development Agency Law only for peaceful purposes. Based on the Space Development Program enacted by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), NASDA was responsible for developing satellites and launch vehicles as well as launching and tracking them.

The first launch vehicles of NASDA (N-I, N-II, and H-I) were partially based on licensed technology from the United States, particularly the Delta rocket family. The H-II was the first liquid fuel rocket to be fully developed in Japan.

Hideo Shima, chief engineer of the original Shinkansen "bullet train" project, served as Chief of NASDA from 1969 to 1977.

On October 1, 2003, NASDA merged with the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) and the National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (NAL) into one Independent Administrative Institution: the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

SL-J was partially funded by Japan through NASDA; this cooperative Japanese-American mission launched a NASDA astronaut into Earth orbit using the Space Shuttle in 1992.

Work on the Japanese Experiment Module at ISS, and also HOPE-X, was started under NASDA and inherited by JAXA.

References

Shima, Hideo (1994). "Birth of The Shinkansen - A Memoir" (PDF). Japan Railway & Transport Review. 11. EJRCF: 45–48. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
NASA - Life into Space (1995/2000) - Volume 2, Chapter 4, Page: Spacelab-J (SL-J) Payload Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine (Book @ Life into Space Archived 2011-01-04 at the Wayback Machine)

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Japanese space program

Italics indicates projects in development.
Symbol indicates failed projects.
~~Strikethrough lines~~ indicate cancelled projects.

Space agencies

National space agencies	JAXA former ISAS NAL NASDA NICT JSS
Joint development partners	United States NASA ESA Italy ASI Canada CSA Russia Roscosmos Brazil AEB INPE India ISRO

Astronomical observation

Past	Akari ASCA ASTRO-E ~~Astro-G~~ CORSA Ginga Hakucho HALCA Hinotori Hitomi ~~SPICA~~ Suzaku Tenma Yohkoh
Active	Hinode Hisaki XRISM
Future	ATHENA SOLAR-C GREX-PLUS [ja] HiZ-GUNDAM [ja] LAPYUTA LiteBIRD Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope JASMINE

Communications satellites, broadcasting satellites and satellite navigation systems

Past	BS 2X 3H 3N Kakehashi Kirari Kizuna Kodama MBSat N-STAR a b Sakura (1 2a 2b 3a 3b) Yuri 1 2a 2b 3a 3b
Active	Kirameki 1 2 Michibiki 1 2 3 4 1R MTSAT N-STAR c d JDRS
Future	DSN 3 QZS 5 6 7

Earth observation

Past	Akebono Daichi 1 3 Denpa Fuyo-1 Jikiken Kyokko Midori I II Momo 1 1b Ohozora Taiyo TRMM Ume 1 b Geotail
Active	Aqua Arase ASNARO 1 2 Daichi 2 4 EarthCARE GPM Himawari Ibuki original 2 Shikisai Shizuku
Future	GOSAT-GW PMM

Engineering tests

Past	Ayame 1 2 DASH EXPRESS IKAROS Jindai Kiku 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 LDREX 1 2 LRE Micro LabSat-1 Myojo Ohsumi Orizuru RAISE 2 3 ~~PETSAT~~ RAPIS-1 Ryusei SERVIS-1 SERVIS-2 SDS-1 SFU Shinsei ~~SmartSat-1~~ Tansei 1 2 3 4 Tasuki Tsubame Tsubasa USERS
Active	Ajisai Reimei SDS-4
Future	BEAK ETS-IX G-SATELLITE SERVIS-3

Human spaceflight

Past	~~Fuji crewed spacecraft~~ ~~HOPE-X~~ H-II Transfer Vehicle
Active	International Space Station (ISS) & Japanese Experiment Module (Kibō)
Future	HTV-X Japanese Space Station Module (Mitsui) Lunar Gateway

Space probes

The Moon

Past	Hakuto-R Mission 1 Hiten ~~Lunar-A~~ Kaguya (SELENE) OMOTENASHI ~~SELENE-2~~
Active	EQUULEUS Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM)
Future	Hakuto-R Mission 2 HERACLES Lunar Cruiser Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX) Yaoki

Others

Past	Hayabusa ~~Hayabusa Mk2~~ Nozomi PROCYON Sakigake Shin'en Suisei
Active	Akatsuki BepiColombo (MMO/Mio) Hayabusa2 Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer Hera
Future	Comet Interceptor DESTINY+ Dragonfly MELOS Martian Moons eXploration Next Generation Small-Body Sample Return TEREX

Reconnaissance satellites

Past	IGS-Optical 1 2 Experimentally 3 IGS-Radar 1 2
Active	IGS-Optical 3 4 5 6 Experimentally 5 IGS-Radar 3 4 Spare 5 6
Future	IGS-Optical 7 8 IGS-Radar 7 8

Private small satellites

Past	CosMoz CUTE 1.7+APD Fuji 1 2 Hayato HIBARI HIT-SAT Kagayaki Kanta-kun (WEOS) Kūkai Maido-1 Negai☆″ Niwaka RAIKO Waseda-SAT2 WE WISH
Active	CUTE 1 1.7+APDII Fuji-3 Hitomi Hodoyoshi 1 2 3 4 Horyu 2 Kiseki PROITERES Raijin Raijin-2 SEEDS SOCRATES XI IV V
Future	DRUMS KITSUNE OPUSAT-II QSAT-EOS RSP-01 SOMESAT SpaceTuna1 SPROUT TSUBAME Wisseed Sat WNI satellite

Public-sector space agencies

Africa

Pan-African and pan-Arab	RASCOM Arabsat
National	ASAL EgSA NARSS ESSTI GSSTC NASRDA SANSA

Americas

North America	CSA NASA NESDIS OSC FAA/AST FCC USSF USSPACECOM NRO
Latin America and the Caribbean	ALCE AEM CONAE ABE AEB DCTA INPE ITA CCE ABAE IVIC

Asia

Pan-Asian	APSCO
Central Asia	KazCosmos Roscosmos SRI VK TNSA
East Asia	CNSA SASTIND CASC CALT CAST CCF CGWIC PLAASF CASIC JAXA ISAS JSS NICT NATA KASA KARI KASI SaTReC TASA
South Asia	SPARRSO ISRO Antrix Corp DoS NRSC DSA SUPARCO
Southeast Asia	BRIN ORPA INASA MYSA PhilSA SSTL GISTDA VNSC
West Asia	ArmCosmos MAKA NSSA NEHSA ISA ISRC ISA NCSR SSA KACST-SRI SSA GORS TUA TÜBİTAK UZAY UAESA (MBRSC)

Europe

Pan-European	CEN/CENELEC CEPT ETSI Eurocontrol ECAC ESA ECSS ESTEC EAC ESRIN ECSAT ESAC ESOC ESTRACK Guiana Space Centre EUMETSAT EUTELSAT IGO ESO
EU and EEA	DG DEFIS EUSPA EU SatCen EASA BEREC ALR BELSPO BIRA-IASB SRTI CSO DTU Space ESO CNES AAE CdE DLR HSA HSO ASI LSA LSO SRON NSO NOSA POLSA CBK PAN UKE KRRiT ORO ULC PTSPACE ROSA INTA AEC EAE AEE SNSA
Other	ArmCosmos MAKA BSA KazCosmos Roscosmos SRI VVKO SSO TUA TÜBİTAK UZAY SSAU UKSA