Japan
2018 – Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS)
Japan’s Cabinet Office continues to operate all ## satellites of QZSS (also known as Michibiki), the country’s PNT constellation. Japan’s Cabinet Office continues to operate all four satellites of QZSS…
2018 Communications Satellites Breakdown by Mission Segment
The majority of communications satellites deployed in 2018, ##% (##), were for... The majority of communications satellites deployed in 2018, 66% (85), were for commercial purposes (or “missions”). Civil government…
2018 Communications Satellites Breakdown by Mission Segment
The majority of communications satellites deployed in 2018, ##% (##), were for... The majority of communications satellites deployed in 2018, 66% (85), were for commercial purposes (or “missions”). Civil government…
2018 – Japan Launch, Payload
Interested in Japanese space launch vehicle activity? Please select the associated link to read about it. [exhibit:launch-vehicles]end=2018?country()=Japan?title_prefix=Japanese Orbital Launches[/exhibit]
2010 – Workforce
Note: Please refer to this year's exhibits for the most current data as numbers may have been revised since this edition was published. [exhibit:space-workforce-trends]?end=2012[/exhibit]
2012- Workforce
Trends in the global space workforce continue to be mixed, with the U.S. space workforce contracting for the sixth year in a row while space workforces in Japan and Europe…