Feb. 5, 2025 Space Systems Command, Japan launch first bilateral space effort A U.S. space domain awareness payload hosted on Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite 6 successfully launched on a Japanese H-3 launch vehicle from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Tanegashima Space Center in Japan on Feb. 2.
Dec. 5, 2024 Space Force activates component field command in Japan The U.S. Space Force activated its sixth service component, United States Space Forces – Japan at Yokota Air Base.