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The National Space Development Agency (宇宙開発事業団, Uchū Kaihatsu Jigyōdan^?) of Japan, 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.

Hideo Shima, chief engineer of the original Shinkansen "bullet train" project, served as Chief of NASDA from 1969 to 1977.^[1]

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.^[2]

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

References [edit]

^ Shima, Hideo. "Birth of The Shinkansen - A Memoir". Japan Railway & Transport Review (EJRCF) 11: 45–48. |accessdate= requires |url= (help)
^ http://lis.arc.nasa.go NASA - Life into Space (1995/2000) - Volume 2, Chapter 4, Page: Spacelab-J (SL-J) Payload (Book @ Life into Space

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Japanese space program

Organizations

JAXA
- former ISAS
- NAL
- NASDA
USEF
NICT

Weather observation

Completed	Himawari (1 2 3 4 5)

In operation	Himawari 6

In orbit	Himawari 7

Planned	Himawari 8 Himawari 9

Earth observation

Completed	Kyokko Jikiken Denpa Ohozora Ume 1 b Fuyo-1 Momo 1 1b Midori I II Daichi 1

In operation	Akebono Ibuki GEOTAIL¹ Aqua¹⁷ TRMM¹ Shizuku

Planned	GCOM-C1 GPM¹ EarthCARE² Daichi 2 3 ASNARO

Communications,
broadcasting and
positioning

Completed	Sakura (1 2a 2b 3a 3b) Yuri 1 2a 2b 3a 3b BS 2X 3H 3N Kakehashi Superbird A A1 B1 A2 JCSAT 1 2 3 R N-STAR a b Kirari MBSat

In operation	Kodama Kizuna Superbird C B2 D C2 B-SAT 1a 1b 2a 2c 3a 3b 3c JCSAT 1B 4A 110 2A 5A 3A RA 85 12 110R 13 N-STAR (c) QZSS Michibiki

Planned	QZSS QZS-2 QZS-3

Engineering tests

Completed	Ohsumi Shinsei Kiku 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tansei 1 2 3 4 Myojo Ryusei Orizuru Jindai EXPRESS SFU DASH USERS SERVIS-1 SERVIS-2 Ayame 1 2 LRE Tsubasa LDREX 1 2 Micro LabSat-1 SDS-1

In operation	Ajisai Kiku-8 Reimei SDS-4

Planned	PETSAT

Cancelled	SmartSat-1

Private miniaturized satellites

Completed	Fuji 1 2 Kanta-kun (WEOS) HIT-SAT CUTE 1.7+APD Maido-1 Kūkai Kagayaki Negai* Waseda-SAT2 Hayato

In operation	Fuji-3 CUTE 1 1.7+APDII XI IV V SEEDS Raijin Kiseki Hitomi Horyu 2 PROITERES RAIKO FITSAT1 WE WISH

Planned	WNI satellite SPROUT TSUBAME QSAT-EOS SOMESAT

Astronomical observation

Completed	Hinotori Tenma Ginga ASCA HALCA Yohkoh Taiyo Hakucho Akari

In operation	Suzaku (Astro-EII) Hinode

Planned	Astro-H SPICA SPRINT-A SOLAR-C Nano-JASMINE ERG SOLAR-D

Cancelled	Astro-G

Unmanned lunar and
planetary exploration

Completed	Hayabusa Hiten Kaguya (SELENE) Sakigake Suisei

In operation	Akatsuki IKAROS

Failed	Nozomi Shin'en

Planned	BepiColombo² Hayabusa 2 SELENE-2 Hayabusa Mk2 Jupiter and Trojan asteroid exploration Jupiter Magnetospheric Orbiter MELOS 1 2

Cancelled	Lunar-A

Reconnaissance

Completed	IGS-Optical 1 Experimentally 3 IGS-Radar 1 2

In operation	IGS-Optical 2 3 4 IGS-Rader 3

Planned	IGS-Optical Experimentally 5 5 6 IGS-Rader 4 5 6

Human spaceflight

Completed	H-II Transfer Vehicle 1 2 3

In operation	International Space Station (ISS) & Kibo¹²³⁴⁵⁶

Planned	H-II Transfer Vehicle 4 5 6 7

Italics indicates projects in development.
Superscripts indicate joint development with¹NASA, ²ESA, ³ASI, ⁴CSA, ⁵RKA, ⁶AEB and ⁷INPE.

Public sector space agencies

Africa

North Africa	ASAL NARRS RSC CRTS CNT

Sub-Saharan	GSSTC NASRDA SANSA

Americas

North America	CSA AEM DoD AFSPC NRO SMDC TCO USSTRATCOM NASA

South America	CONAE AEB CTA INPE ITA ACE CCE CONIDA CIDA-E ABAE IVIC

Asia

East Asia	CNSA CALT CAST CCF CGWIC COSTIND JAXA ISAS NAL NASDA NICT USEF NRSC KCST KARI NSPO

Southeast Asia	LAPAN MNSA PAGASA GISTDA STI VNSC

South Asia	SPARRSO ISRO Antrix Corp DoS SUPARCO SLASA

Southwest Asia	ANASA¹ IAIO ISA SAHA ISA NCSR TÜBİTAK UZAY EIAST KACST

Central Asia	KazCosmos KSRI¹ TNSA UzbekCosmos¹