Tanegashima Space Center
The Tanegashima Space Center is Japan's primary spaceport, covering approximately about 9.7 million square metres. It is located on the southeastern tip of Tanegashima, the easternmost of the Ōsumi Islands, approximately 40 kilometers south of the major island of Kyushu.
- Spaceport
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (60 feet)
- …is operated by JAXA
- Description: rocket-launch complex in Japan
- Address: 字麻津, 南種子町, 鹿児島県 891-3793
- Also known as“Tatnegashima Uchū Center”“TNSC”
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Latitude
30.39381° or 30° 23′ 38″ north
Longitude
130.96182° or 130° 57′ 43″ east
Open location code
8Q2G9XV6+GP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway = spaceport
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Tanegashima Space Center” goes by many names.
مركز تانيغاشيما الفضائيArabic
Касмічны цэнтр ТанегасімаBelarusian
তানেগাশিমা মহাকাশ কেন্দ্রBengali
Космически център ТанигашимаBulgarian
Centre Espacial de TanegashimaCatalan
Centre Espacial TanegashimaCatalan
Tanegashima Space CenterCatalan
Tanegashima Uchū SentāCatalan
種子島宇宙センタCatalan
ناوەندی بۆشاییی تانیگاشیماCentral Kurdish
种子岛宇宙中心Chinese
種子島太空中心Chinese
種子島宇宙中心Chinese
鹿儿岛航天中心Chinese
Kosmické centrum TanegašimaCzech
kosmodrom TanegašimaCzech
TanegašimaCzech
Tanegashima Space CenterDutch
Tanegaŝima-KosmocentroEsperanto
Tanegashima kosmosekeskusEstonian
Tanegashiman avaruuskeskusFinnish
ტანეგასიმას კოსმოსური ცენტრიGeorgian
ტანეგაშიმას კოსმოდრომიGeorgian
ტანეგაშიმას კოსმოსური ცენტრიGeorgian
ტანეგაშიმის კოსმოსური ცენტრიGeorgian
מרכז החלל טנגשימהHebrew
Tanegasima ŰrközpontHungarian
Pusat Antariksa TanegashimaIndonesian
Pusat Luar Angkasa TanegashimaIndonesian
Tanegashima Space CenterIndonesian
Centro spaziale di TanegashimaItalian
Tanegashima Space CenterItalian
Tanegashima Uchū SentāJapanese
TNSCJapanese
たねがしまうちゅうせんたーJapanese
種子島宇宙センターJapanese
다네가시마 우주 센터Korean
Tanegasimas kosmosa centrsLatvian
Tanegashima Space CenterLuxembourgish
तनेगसिमा अन्तरिक्ष केन्द्रNepali
مرکز فضایی تانیگاشیماPersian
Centrum Kosmiczne TanegashimaPolish
Centrum Lotów Kosmicznych TanegashimaPolish
Kosmodrom TanegashimaPolish
Космический центр ТанегасимаRussian
Космический центр ТанэгасимаRussian
Kozmické centrum TanegašimaSlovak
Tanegashima Space CenterSlovak
Tanegašima učú sentáSlovak
Vesoljsko središče TanegašimaSlovenian
Tanegashima Space CenterSwedish
தனேகஷிமா விண்வெளி மையம்Tamil
Tanegashima Uzay MerkeziTurkish
Космічний центр ТанегасімаUkrainian
Космічний центр ТанеґасімаUkrainian
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