※The real time rainfall map around the Japan islands.
Watch the global Rainfall in real time!
Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation (GSMaP) has been developed by using multi satellite products. The rainfall map is provided in real time and visualized every 30 minutes on the JAXA Realtime Rainfall Watch website.
Please have a look at the website if you would like to watch the rainfall more in detail including rainfall on specified dates.
[How to use] For PC users, please hover the mouse cursor over the banner on the left. You can zoom in and out by moving the mouse wheel.
Same functions are also available for smart phone and tablet users.
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Receiving the National Order of Merit from the Republic of Paraguay
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JAXA and Turkish Space Agency (TUA) Sign Memorandum of Cooperation
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JAXA, CSA and DLR Sign LoI on the establishment of a global Human Resources exchange network within Space Organisations
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JAXA and State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU) Signed Memorandum of Cooperation for the study of possible cooperation in the field of space activities for peaceful purposes
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Special Session on “Regional Cooperation and National Space Legislation” at IAC 2021 in Dubai!
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Bilateral Meeting with NASA Administrator, Sen. Nelson
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A new map of temperatures in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere reveals a solution to the planet’s “energy crisis”
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“JAXA-NASA Cooperation in Addressing the Climate Challenge” (Webinar) now viewable on YouTube
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JAXA and UNOOSA open 7th Round of KiboCUBE program!
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Memorandum of Understanding with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for cooperation on JAXA CubeSats on Artemis I
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JAXA and United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA) Sign Memorandum of Cooperation
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JAXA and Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) Sign Memorandum of Cooperation
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Dr. Yamakawa's Meeting with Centre National d’Études Spatiales CEO Philippe Baptiste
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Online Courtesy Call with NASA Administrator, Sen. Nelson
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Bilateral Meeting with the Australian Space Agency (ASA)
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Bilateral meeting between JAXA and ISRO
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JAXA and AEP Sign Letter of Intent
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GSMaP receives "Dr. Roman L. Kintanar Award 2020" for significant contribution to Typhoon Committee's regional flood forecasting
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Creating water simply on the surface of a celestial body
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Bilateral meeting between JAXA and CNES
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Sounding Rocket CLASP2 Elucidates Solar Magnetic Field up to the Base of the Corona
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Call for team participation in the 2nd Kibo Robot Programming Challenge (Kibo-RPC)
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Bilateral meeting between JAXA and ESA
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JAXA and NOAA signed Memorandum of Understanding for Global Observing Satellite Missions
Updates index
- Mar. 30, 2020 [Science & Basic] Numerical simulation technology
- Feb. 25, 2020 [JAXA Aeronautics Magazine] FLIGHT PATH No.24 "Integrated simulation technology" Added
- Jan. 29, 2020 [JAXA Aeronautics Magazine] "FLIGHT PATH" No.24
- Oct. 3, 2019 International Space Exploration Coordination Group Public Mini-Session（Live broadcast) ※Broadcast only in Japanese
- Jul. 18, 2019 HTV8 media briefing at Tanegashima Space Center
- Nov. 9, 2021 (15:00) [release]Return of Crew Dragon Spacecraft (Crew-2) with JAXA Astronaut HOSHIDE Akihiko
- Nov. 7, 2021 (22:00) [release]Updated ISS Departure and Return Date and Time of Crew Dragon Spacecraft (Crew-2) with JAXA Astronaut HOSHIDE Akihiko
- Nov. 7, 2021 (15:00) [release]Updated ISS Departure Time of Crew Dragon Spacecraft (Crew-2) with JAXA Astronaut HOSHIDE Akihiko
- Nov. 6, 2021 (12:00) [release]ISS Departure and Return Date and Time of Crew Dragon Spacecraft (Crew-2) with JAXA Astronaut HOSHIDE Akihiko
- Nov. 5, 2021 (10:30) [release]Launch Result of the SS-520-3 Sounding Rocket
- Nov. 1, 2021 (13:30) [release]ISS Departure Date of Crew Dragon Spacecraft (Crew-2) with JAXA Astronaut HOSHIDE Akihiko
- Oct. 28, 2021 (14:00) [release]Updated Launch Schedule of the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-2 aboard Epsilon-5
- Oct. 26, 2021 (12:30) [release]ISS Departure Date of Crew Dragon Spacecraft (Crew-2) with JAXA Astronaut HOSHIDE Akihiko
- Oct. 14, 2021 (11:00) [release]Joint research agreement on supersonic transport technology with NASA and Boeing International cooperation toward the development of sonic boom standards for realizing the future of quiet supersonic transports
- Oct. 12, 2021 (11:00) [release]Announcement of the Space Vehicle for JAXA Astronaut Koichi Wakata’s International Space Station (ISS) Expedition
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Lowering the hurdles to space
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Hayabusa2 to clarify the origin and evolution of the solar system as well as life matter
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Forecasting future global climate
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H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI" (HTV) Key Space Transfer Vehicle
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The Earth needs a health check
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Achieving improved optical observations of wide-swath with high-resolution as successor of optical mission of ALOS
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BepiColombo will elucidate the mysteries of Mercury
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Enhance the functionality and performance of greenhouse gas observations
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