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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's national aero-space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and the launch of satellites into orbit, and is involved in many more advanced missions, such as asteroid exploration and possible manned exploration of the Moon. JAXA launch their Epsilon vehicle from the Uchinoura Space Center and their H-II vehicles from the Tanegashima Space Center.
COMETS (Communication Engineering Test Satellite) a two-ton geostationary three-axis stabilized satellite, is being created to develop the new technologies required for future fields in communications and broadcasting.
Height 49.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 3930 kg
Liftoff Thrust 0 kN
Diameter 4.00 Meters
Mass To LEO 10060 kg
Liftoff Mass 260 Tonnes
Launch Success 6
Consecutive Success 0
Maiden Flight 1994-02-03
Launch Failures 1