Osaki Launch Complex

Osaki Launch Complex

Launch site	Tanegashima
Coordinates	30.398551°N 130.968644°E / 30.398551; 130.968644
Operator	NASDA (former) JAXA
Total launches	25
Launch pad(s)	1
Launch history Status Retired First launch 9 September 1975 N-I (Kiku 1) Last launch 11 February 1996 J-I (HYFLEX) Associated rockets N-I, N-II, H-I, J-I

Osaki Launch Complex is a rocket launch site at the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima.

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

• List of Yoshinobu Launch Complex launches

References

1. "Overview of the Tanegashima Space Center" (PDF). JAXA. December 2005. p. 8. Retrieved 6 September 2024.