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Osaki Launch Complex is a rocket launch site at the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima.
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| Launch site | Tanegashima | ||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 30°23′55″N 130°58′07″E / 30.398551°N 130.968644°E | ||||||||||
| Operator | NASDA (former) JAXA | ||||||||||
| Total launches | 25 | ||||||||||
| Launch pad(s) | 1 | ||||||||||
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The site was originally built for the N-I rocket and was later used for N-II, H-I and J-I launches.
The facility was originally built in the early 1970s to support launches of the N-I rocket and would later receive modifications to support the N-II and H-I. It was extensively renovated in the early 1990s to support the J-I rocket, however it was only ever launched once before the program was cancelled. The Osaki complex was next used in November 1998 for a separation test on a SRB-A, used on the H-IIA launch vehicle.[1]
The site was deactivated in the mid-1990s in favor of the newer Yoshinobu Launch Complex located north of the Osaki Launch Complex.
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Overview of the Tanegashima Space Center" (PDF). JAXA. December 2005. p. 8. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
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