On 24 May 2014, the Japanese Space Agency JAXA successfully launched their new mapping satellite Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2 “DAICHI-2” (ALOS-2). The satellite was launched onboard the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 24 (H-IIA F24) from Tanegashima Space Center.
The American and the Japanese Space Agencies, NASA and JAXA, will jointly launch a new Earth Observationsatellite in February, as was announced on 26 December 2013.