Information and Applying for a Permission Related to the Launching of Spacecraft, etc. and License Related to the Control of Spacecraft
1. Information of Act on Launching of Spacecraft, etc. and Control of Spacecraft
(1) Information to ensure transparency based on the "Guidelines on a License to Operate a Spacecraft Performing On-Orbit Servicing"
Name of the servicer spacecraft : ADRAS-J
Entity providing the service : Astroscale Japan Inc.
Period of the sequence from rendezvous to separation : Feb./18/2024-Late Nobember, 2024
Mission information（PDF:237KB）（Nov./1/2024 Update）
(2) The Text of the Act and Related Regulations and Documents
(as of November 15, 2017.)
- Act on Launching of Spacecraft, etc. and Control of Spacecraft(PDF:304KB)
- Order for Enforcement of the Act on Launching of Spacecraft, etc. and Control of Spacecraft(PDF:75KB)
- Regulation for Enforcement of the Act on Launching of Spacecraft, etc. and Control of Spacecraft(PDF:321KB)
- Review Standards and Standard Period of Time for Process Relating to Procedures under the Act on Launching of Spacecraft, etc. and Control of Spacecraft(PDF:108KB)
- Guidelines for Act on Launching of Spacecraft, etc. and Control of Spacecraft
- > Guidelines on Permission Relating to Launching of Spacecraft, etc. (PDF:325KB)
Attachment to Guidelines on Permission Related to Launching of Spacecraft, etc.(PDF:134KB) - > Guidelines on Type Certification for Launch Vehicles.(PDF:154KB)
- > Guidelines on Compliance Certification for Launching Sites.(PDF:146KB)
- > Guidelines on License Related to Control of Spacecraft. (PDF:193KB)
Attachment to Guidelines on License Related to Control of Spacecraft(PDF:159KB) - > Guidelines on a License to Operate a Spacecraft Performing On-Orbit Servicing (PDF:379KB)New!
2. Application for the Act
This page outlines application instructions for a Applying for a Permission Related to the Launching of Spacecraft, etc. and License Related to the Control of Spacecraft based on the Act on Launching of Spacecraft, etc. and Control of Spacecraft (Act No. 76 of 2016; hereafter referred to as the "Act" or the "Space Activities Act").
Please prepare and submit an application and related documents in accordance with the following information if you are considering to apply for a license or a certification based on the Act.
(1) Application Submission
The application submission has started since November 15, 2017.
(2) Necessary Documents
Please submit an application and related documents in accordance with the contents after confirming the Act and related regulation and documents.
(3) Standard Period of Examination
It depends on each applications.
(4) Address for Application Submission
ATTN: Space Activities Act Group, National Space Policy Secretariat, Cabinet Office, Kasumigaseki Tokyu Bldg. 16th Floor, 3-7-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0013, Japan
※Office hours: 10:00 - 12:00 or 13:00 - 17:00 of Monday to Friday
(Except for year-end and new year’s holidays (December 29 to January 3) and the holidays provided by the Act on National Holidays)
※In case of the post, please superscribe in red the submission description to an envelope so that we can find the contents.
3. Contact Information
Space Activities Act Group, National Space Policy Secretariat, Cabinet Office
Phone number: +81-3-6205-7162
※Office hours: 10:00 - 12:00 or 13:00 - 17:00 of Monday to Friday
(Except for year-end and new year’s holidays (December 29 to January 3) and the holidays provided by the Act on National Holidays)
※Please contact us by telephone for the group e-mail address of the Space Activities Act.