Difference between revisions of "Tanegashima"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Created page with "The '''Tanegashima Space Center''' (TNSC) is located on an island 115 km south of Kyūshū, Japan. The activities that take place at TNSC include assembly, testing, laun...") |
|||
| (6 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The '''Tanegashima Space Center''' (TNSC) is located on an island 115 km south of Kyūshū, [[Japan]]. | The '''Tanegashima Space Center''' (TNSC) is located on an island 115 km south of Kyūshū, [[Japan]]. | ||
| − | The activities that take place at TNSC include assembly, testing, launching and tracking of satellites, as well as rocket engine firing tests. It is Japan's largest space development center. | + | The activities that take place at TNSC include assembly, testing, launching and tracking of satellites, as well as rocket engine firing tests. It is Japan's largest space development center for large-size rockets like the [[H-IIA]] and [[H-IIB]] launch vehicles. |
==Pads== | ==Pads== | ||
| − | * Yoshinobu launch | + | The current launch pads are: |
| − | ** | + | *Yoshinobu Launch Complex (for large-scale launch vehicles) |
| − | ** | + | **LP1 for H-IIA rockets |
| − | * Osaki launch | + | **LP1 for H-IIB rockets |
| + | *Osaki Launch Complex (for mid-size launch vehicles) | ||
| + | **N | ||
| + | *Takesaki Range (for small-size launch vehicles) | ||
| + | **Q | ||
| + | **T | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.jaxa.jp/about/centers/tnsc/lp_map_e.html http://www.jaxa.jp/about/centers/tnsc/lp_map_e.html] | ||
| + | *[http://www.jaxa.jp/pr/brochure/pdf/06/centers02_e.pdf http://www.jaxa.jp/pr/brochure/pdf/06/centers02_e.pdf] | ||
| + | *[http://www.capcomespace.net/dossiers/japon/tanegashima.htm L'ESPACE JAPONAIS - TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER TNSC] | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Surface bases]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Japan]] | ||
| + | {{Stub}} | ||
Revision as of 11:22, 7 January 2013
The Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) is located on an island 115 km south of Kyūshū, Japan.
The activities that take place at TNSC include assembly, testing, launching and tracking of satellites, as well as rocket engine firing tests. It is Japan's largest space development center for large-size rockets like the H-IIA and H-IIB launch vehicles.
Pads
The current launch pads are:
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex (for large-scale launch vehicles)
- LP1 for H-IIA rockets
- LP1 for H-IIB rockets
- Osaki Launch Complex (for mid-size launch vehicles)
- N
- Takesaki Range (for small-size launch vehicles)
- Q
- T
External links
- http://www.jaxa.jp/about/centers/tnsc/lp_map_e.html
- http://www.jaxa.jp/pr/brochure/pdf/06/centers02_e.pdf
- L'ESPACE JAPONAIS - TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER TNSC