Other JAXA Satellites Currently in Use
- Exos-D (Akebono) Aurora Observation, since 1989.
- GEOTAIL magnetosphere observation satellite (since 1992)
- DRTS (Kodama) Data Relay Satellite, since 2002. (Projected Life Span is 7 years)
On going joint missions with NASA are the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), the Aqua Earth Observation Satellite.
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