1963 August 24 - 02:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 2 L-2-1 FAILURE: Failure. Ionosphere / test Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 51 km (31 mi).

1963 December 11 - 05:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 2 L-2-2 Ionosphere mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 410 km (250 mi).

1964 July 11 - 02:02 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 3 L-3-1 Ionosphere mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 857 km (532 mi).

1965 January 31 - 05:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 3 L-3-2 Ionosphere mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,040 km (640 mi).

1965 March 18 - 10:07 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 3 L-3-3 X-ray astronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,085 km (674 mi).

1966 March 5 - 04:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 3H L-3H-1 X-ray astronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,829 km (1,136 mi).

1966 July 23 - 06:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 3H L-3H-2 Gyro-plasma probe Ionosphere / aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi).

1966 September 26 - 02:58 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 4S L-4S-1 FAILURE: Fourth stage attitude control failed. Ohsumi 1 Mass: 26 kg (57 lb). Spacecraft: Ohsumi. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi).

1966 December 20 - 02:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 4S L-4S-2 FAILURE: Fourth stage failed to ignite. Ohsumi 2 Mass: 26 kg (57 lb). Spacecraft: Ohsumi. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi).

1967 February 6 - 02:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 3H L-3H-3 Ionosphere / chemical release / x-ray astronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 2,150 km (1,330 mi).

1967 April 13 - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 4S L-4S-3 FAILURE: Fourth stage failed to ignite. Ohsumi 3 Mass: 26 kg (57 lb). Spacecraft: Ohsumi. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1969 January 16 - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 3H L-3H-4 Ionosphere mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi).

1969 September 3 - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 4T L-4T-1 Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi).

1969 September 22 - 02:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 4S L-4S-4 FAILURE: Fourth stage control system malfunction after third stage collided with fourth stage. Ohsumi 4 Mass: 25 kg (55 lb). Spacecraft: Ohsumi. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi).

1970 January 21 - 02:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 3H L-3H-6 Ionosphere / plasma mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,848 km (1,148 mi).

1970 February 11 - 04:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 4S L-4S-5 Ohsumi 5 Mass: 12 kg (26 lb). Spacecraft: Osumi. Agency: ISAS. Perigee: 323 km (200 mi). Apogee: 2,440 km (1,510 mi). Inclination: 31.00 deg. Period: 113.40 min. Engineering tests. Engineering test for the launching of scientific satellites. Injection point 29.7 N, 145.8 E

1970 September 19 - 11:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 3H L-3H-5 X-ray / ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 2,017 km (1,253 mi).

1971 August 20 - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 4SC L-4SC-1 FAILURE: Failure. TVC test Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,500 km (900 mi).

1971 September 3 - 12:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 3H L-3H-7 Aeronomy / ionosphere / x-ray astronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,718 km (1,067 mi).

1973 January 28 - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 4SC L-4SC-2 TVC test Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,500 km (900 mi).

1974 January 22 - 11:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 3H L-3H-8 St 2: 329 km X-ray astronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,571 km (976 mi).

1974 September 1 - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 4SC L-4SC-3 TVC test Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,500 km (900 mi).

1977 August 16 - 11:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Lambda 3H L-3H-9 Aeronomy / ionosphere / plasma mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,294 km (804 mi).

1980 January 18 - 06:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-520-1 Heat Pipe Aeronomy / ionosphere mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 329 km (204 mi).

1981 January 29 - 07:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-520-2 TPE-2 Ionosphere / tether mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 323 km (200 mi).

1981 September 5 - 01:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-520-4 Payload recovery rest / ionosphere mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 224 km (139 mi).

1982 February 14 - 10:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-520-3 0.3m telescope test Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 266 km (165 mi).

1982 September 6 - 02:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-520-5 0.1m telescope Solar extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 237 km (147 mi).

1983 August 29 - 10:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-520-6 MINIX Plasma physics mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 238 km (147 mi).

1984 January 17 - Launch Vehicle: SB-735. ST-735-1 ST-735-1 SRB Sep test Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1985 February 7 - 09:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-310-15 Aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 213 km (132 mi).

1985 February 11 - 10:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-520-7 Aeronomy / ionosphere mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 362 km (224 mi).

1986 February 1 - 12:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-310-16 E-region Ionosphere mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 201 km (124 mi).

1986 September 6 - 13:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-310-17 Airglow Aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 202 km (125 mi).

1987 January 15 - 08:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-520-9 E field Ionosphere / aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 365 km (226 mi).

1987 February 21 - 16:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-520-8 GUV Ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 286 km (177 mi).

1988 January 28 - 02:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-310-18 D-region Ionosphere / aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 202 km (125 mi).

1989 February 1 - 12:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-310-19 Aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 230 km (140 mi).

1989 September 4 - 16:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-520-10 CIR Cosmic infrared Infrared astronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 288 km (178 mi).

1990 January 27 - 19:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-310-20 Aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 185 km (114 mi).

1990 February 21 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-520-11 CIR Infrared astronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 317 km (196 mi).

1991 February 16 - 13:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-520-13 Extreme ultraviolet Telescopes Extreme ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 337 km (209 mi).

1992 January 28 - 12:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-310-21 Aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 223 km (138 mi).

1992 February 1 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-520-15 CIR Infrared astronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 338 km (210 mi).

1993 February 18 - 07:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-520-16 METS Ionosphere / active plasma mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 272 km (169 mi).

1994 September 16 - 04:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: SB-735. ST-735 ST-735-2 FIH test Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 118 km (73 mi).

1995 January 23 - 12:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-520-17 Submillimeter radio astronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 346 km (214 mi).

1995 January 28 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-520-19 Extreme ultraviolet Telescopes Extreme ultraviolet astronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 330 km (200 mi).

1995 September 17 - 07:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-520-20 FAILURE: Failure. Lunar Penetrator test technology mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi).

1996 February 11 - 11:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-310-24 NTV-1 Aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 199 km (123 mi).

1996 August 20 - 15:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-310-26 SEEK-1 Plasma mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 177 km (109 mi).

1996 August 26 - 14:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-310-25 SEEK-1 Plasma mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi).

1997 January 30 - 07:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-520-18 Lunar Penetrator test technology mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 309 km (192 mi).

1998 January 25 - 08:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-310-27 SEEK Ozone Aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 183 km (113 mi).

1998 January 31 - 04:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-520-22 SOLAR-B XDT Solar x-ray / ultraviolet mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 270 km (160 mi).

1998 February 5 - 08:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. SS-520 SS-520-1 ENA / EPS / LAP Test / plasma mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 750 km (460 mi).

1999 February 2 - 01:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-310-28 SELENE RF / X-ray test Ionosphere / x-ray mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 184 km (114 mi).

2000 January 9 - 20:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-310-29 WAVE2000 Aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 179 km (111 mi).

2002 February 6 - 10:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-310-30 NTV-2 Thermosphere Aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

2002 August 3 - 14:24 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-310-31 SEEK-2 Aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 152 km (94 mi).

2002 August 3 - 14:39 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-310-32 SEEK-2 Aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 117 km (72 mi).

2004 January 17 - 15:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-310-33 WAVE2004 Aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 141 km (87 mi).

2004 August 9 - 08:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-310-34 Solar Sails Technology mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 170 km (100 mi).

2006 January 22 - 04:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-310-36 Furoshiki Technology test Agency: JAXA. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).