Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan is a launch site in Japan, supporting 112 missions.

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Overview

The Tanegashima Space Center is the largest rocket-launch complex in Japan. It is located on the southeastern tip of Tanegashima, an island located south of Kyushu, an island and region and Japan. It was established in 1969 when the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) was formed, and is now run by JAXA. The activities that take place at TNSC include assembly, testing, launching, and tracking satellites, as well as rocket engine firing tests.

Location

Country
Japan
Region
Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
(30.4, 130.97)
Status
ACTIVE

Launch history

112 launches to date.

Rockets launched from this site

  1. H-IIA (35 launches)
  2. H3-22 (10 launches)
  3. H-1 (9 launches)
  4. H-IIB (9 launches)
  5. N-2 (8 launches)
  6. H-II (7 launches)
  7. H-IIA (7 launches)
  8. N-I (7 launches)
  9. H3-24 (6 launches)
  10. H-IIA (5 launches)
  11. H3-30 (4 launches)
  12. H-IIA (3 launches)
  13. H3 (2 launches)

Launch Pads

  1. Osaki Launch Complex
  2. Unknown Pad
  3. Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
  4. Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2