List of Yoshinobu Launch Complex launches
The following list provides details for launches at the Yoshinobu Launch Complex since 2005. Part of the Tanegashima Space Center, the facility hosts JAXA's major test firings and launches. Other launch facilities in the Space Center were previously used, with small rockets under development launched from the Takesaki Range. Additionally, the Osaki Launch Complex, where larger rockets were initially launched, was retired in 1992.[1] This list is sourced from the JAXA website.[2]
| Date/time | Configuration | Serial number | Launch pad | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | Local (JST) | Payload | Separation orbit | Operator | Function |
| Remarks | |||||
2024[edit] | |||||
| 17 February 2024 | H3 TF2 | ||||
| VEP-4
CE-SAT-IE TIRSAT |
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2023[edit] | |||||
| 7 September 2023 | H-IIA F47 | ||||
| X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) | |||||
| 7 March 2023 | H3 TF1 | ||||
| Advanced Land Observation Satellite-3 "DAICHI-3" (ALOS-3) | |||||
2020[edit] | |||||
| 29 November 2020 | H-IIA F43 | ||||
| Japanese Data Relay System "JDRS" (data relay satellite) | |||||
| 20 July 2020 | H-IIA F42 | ||||
| The Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), "HOPE" probe | |||||
| 21 May 2020 | H-IIB F9 | ||||
| H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI"9 (HTV9) | |||||
| 9 February 2020 | H-IIA F41 | ||||
| IGS (Information Gathering Satellites) | |||||
2019[edit] | |||||
| 25 September 2019 | H-IIB F8 | ||||
| H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI"8 (HTV8) | |||||
2018[edit] | |||||
| 29 October 2018 | H-IIA F40 | ||||
| Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite-2 "IBUKI-2" (GOSAT-2) | |||||
| 23 September 2018 | H-IIB F7 | ||||
| H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI"7 (HTV7) | |||||
2017[edit] | |||||
| 23 December 2017 | H-IIA F37 | ||||
| Global Change Observation Mission - Climate "SHIKISAI" (GCOM-C) | |||||
2016[edit] | |||||
| 9 December 2016 | H-IIB F6 | ||||
| H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI"6 (HTV6) | |||||
| 17 February 2016 | H-IIA F30 | ||||
| X-ray Astronomy Satellite "Hitomi" (ASTRO-H) | |||||
2015[edit] | |||||
| 24 November 2015 | H-IIA F29 | ||||
| H-IIA UPGRADE / Telstar 12 VANTAGE | |||||
| 19 August 2015 | H-IIB F5 | ||||
| H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI"5 (HTV5) | |||||
2014[edit] | |||||
| 3 December 2014 | H-IIA F26 | Success | |||
| Hayabusa2 | Asteroid Explorer | ||||
| 24 May 2014 | H-IIA F24 | ||||
| Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2 "DAICHI-2" (ALOS-2) | |||||
| 28 February 2014 | H-IIA F23 | ||||
| Global Precipitation Measurement / Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar (GPM/DPR) | |||||
2013[edit] | |||||
| 4 August 2013 | H-IIB F4 | ||||
| H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI"4 (HTV4) | |||||
2012[edit] | |||||
| 21 July 2012 | H-IIB F3 | ||||
| H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI"3 (HTV3) | |||||
| 18 May 2012 | H-IIA F21 | ||||
| Global Change Observation Mission - Water "SHIZUKU" (GCOM-W) | |||||
2011[edit] | |||||
| 22 January 2011 | H-IIB F2 | ||||
| H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI"2 (HTV2) | |||||
2010[edit] | |||||
| 11 September 2010 | H-IIA F18 | ||||
| Quasi-Zenith Satellite-1 "MICHIBIKI" | |||||
| 21 May 2010 | H-IIA F17 | ||||
| PLANET-C/IKAROS | Venus Orbiter/Solar Sail | ||||
2009[edit] | |||||
| 11 September 2009 | H-IIB TF1 | ||||
| H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI" (HTV Demonstration Flight) | |||||
| 23 January 2009 | H-IIA F15 | ||||
| Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite "IBUKI" (GOSAT) | |||||
2008[edit] | |||||
| 23 February 2008 | H-IIA F14 | ||||
| Wideband InterNetworking engineering test and Demonstration Satellite "KIZUNA" (WINDS) | |||||
2007[edit] | |||||
| 14 September 2007 | H-IIA F13 | ||||
| SELenological and ENgineering Explorer "KAGUYA" (SELENE) | |||||
2006[edit] | |||||
| 18 December 2006 | H-IIA F11 | ||||
| Engineering Test Satellite VIII "KIKU No.8" (ETS-VIII) | |||||
| 18 February 2006 | H-IIA F9 | ||||
| Multi-functional Transport Satellite-2 "Himawari-7" (MTSAT-2) | |||||
| 24 January 2006 10:33[3] |
H-IIA F8 | 2006-002A | Successful | ||
| Advanced Land Observation Satellite "DAICHI" (ALOS) | Earth Observation and Remote sensing | ||||
2005[edit] | |||||
| 26 February 2005 | H-IIA F7 | ||||
| Multi-Functional Transport Satellite-1 Replacement "Himawari-6" (MTSAT-1R) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ Howell, Elizabeth (30 September 2016). "Tanegashima: Japan's Largest Space Center". Space.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
The Tanegashima Space Center is Japan's biggest rocket-launching facility. It is located on an island in Kagoshima, the southernmost prefecture (or district) of the country. [...]Tanegashima was selected for several reasons. Its latitude of 31 degrees made it close to the equator, which makes it easier to launch missions because of the Earth's rotation. It was relatively remote, would cause "minimum interference" for Japan's fishing industry, and also had access to land, communications, water, electricity and public transportation. "It was extremely difficult to find a place that fulfilled all the above-mentioned criteria, especially since some of the criteria contradicted each other," JAXA wrote. "During the search and review of the candidate sites, the current site on Tanegashima Island was found to be the most ideal."
- ^ a b "JAXA | Launch Records". JAXA | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
- ^ "JAXA | Advanced Land Observing Satellite "DAICHI" (ALOS)". JAXA | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Retrieved 2020-02-24.