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Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 is currently active, and has witnessed the launch of 56 rockets, including 56 orbital launch attempts, while Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, has been the site for 94 rocket launches, with a tally of 0 booster landings recorded.

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

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.

Agency

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Administrator: Hiroshi Yamakawa

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's national aero-space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and the launch of satellites into orbit, and is involved in many more advanced missions, such as asteroid exploration and possible manned exploration of the Moon. JAXA launch their Epsilon vehicle from the Uchinoura Space Center and their H-II vehicles from the Tanegashima Space Center.

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