Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H3-24 HTV-X1 Rocket Launch

Mission Details

First flight of the upgraded Japanese HTV-X spacecraft designed to resupply the International Space Station.

Launch Location

Launch site: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 - 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.

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