Communication network · JAXA / ISAS

JAXA Deep Space Network

Japan's deep-space tracking network, run by JAXA/ISAS, centred on the Usuda Deep Space Center in Nagano (a 64 m antenna) and the newer 54 m Misasa antenna. It supported the Hayabusa asteroid missions and Japan's other deep-space probes.

Stations

Usuda Deep Space Center
Saku, Nagano Prefecture · 64 m

Missions supported

Hayabusa
Hayabusa2
MMX (Martian Moons eXploration)

Knowledge connections

Operated byJAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
TracksHayabusa
TracksHayabusa2
TracksMMX (Martian Moons eXploration)
Uses bandS-band
Uses bandX-band
ContainsUsuda Deep Space Center

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

JAXAJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Japanese missions (Hayabusa, Akatsuki) and space science.

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