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KS Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

KS Center

KS Center is an active launch pad located in Japan, situated at Uchinoura Space Center, Japan. The pad has witnessed 7 rocket launches, including 7 orbital launch attempts.

KS Center Launch Record

Launch statistics for KS Center
StatusActive
CountryJapan
Total Launches7
Orbital Launch Attempts7
Fastest Turnaround84 days, 23 hours, 22 minutes

Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Photo Credit: Ippukucho

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.

Facility statistics for Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
CountryJapan
Celestial BodyEarth
Total Launches43
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