Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan is a launch site in Japan, supporting 45 missions.
Overview
The Uchinoura Space Center is a space launch facility in the Japanese town of Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture. All of Japan's scientific satellites were launched from Uchinoura prior to the M-V launch vehicles being decommissioned in 2006. It continues to be used for suborbital launches, stratospheric balloons and has also been used for the Epsilon orbital launch vehicle. Additionally, the center has antennas for communication with interplanetary space probes.
Location
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates
- (31.251944, 131.081944)
- Status
- ACTIVE
Launch history
45 launches to date.
UpcomingEpsilon S | SOLAR-C
UpcomingEpsilon S | JV-LOTUSat-1
FAILEDEpsilon | RAISE-3 & others
SUCCESSEpsilon | RAISE-2 & others
SUCCESSEpsilon | RAPIS-1 & others
SUCCESS
SS-520-5 | TRICOM-1R
SUCCESSEpsilon | ASNARO-2
FAILED
SS-520-4 | TRICOM-1
SUCCESSEpsilon | ERG (ARASE)
SUCCESS