Launch Site

MHI Launch Services LA-Y1

Launch site supporting H-II launcher operations.

Launch Site Info

Tanegashima, Kagoshima, Japan
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Additional Background

This site is designed specifically to support the various configurations of the H-II launcher. A mobile launch tower transports the launcher from the vehicle assembly building to the launch site. It is one of two launch sites within the Yoshinobu Launch Complex.

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Launch Site History

Built in the 1970s to support upcoming H-II launch operations.

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