JAXA

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan’s national space agency, responsible for aeronautics, space exploration, and satellite development. It plays a critical role in international planetary missions, often collaborating with esa and other global partners.

Key Missions & Collaborations

• BepiColombo Mission: JAXA co-leads this joint mission with esa to study Mercury. Launched in 2018, the mission involves complex orbital mechanics to navigate solar-gravity and extreme heat conditions near the Sun.
  • The mission includes the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), developed by JAXA, and the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO), developed by ESA.
  • For detailed analysis of the mission’s challenges, see BepiColombo Mission to Mercury: Navigating Solar Gravity and Extreme Heat.
  • Reference: BepiColombo Mission to Mercury: Navigating Solar Gravity and Extreme Heat

Related Entities

• esa
• Mercury
• planetary-science