Launch Pad 2 (H-IIB)
Launch Pad 2 (H-IIB) is a locality in Minamitane, Kumage district, Kagoshima. Launch Pad 2 (H-IIB) is situated nearby to the locality Launch Pad 1 (H-IIA), as well as near Yoshinobu Firing Test Stand.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tanegashima Space Center and Yoshinobu Launch Complex.
Tanegashima Space Center
Spaceport
Photo: ウニウニ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Yoshinobu Launch Complex
Photo: Naritama, CC BY 2.1 jp.
Yoshinobu Launch Complex is a rocket launch site at the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima. The site and its collection of facilities were originally built for the H-II launch vehicle and later used for H-IIA, H-IIB and H3 launches.
Osaki Launch Complex
Osaki Launch Complex is a rocket launch site located at the Tanegashima Space Center on the island of Tanegashima. Initially constructed for the N-I rocket, the complex was subsequently utilized for N-II, H-I and J-I launches.Launch Pad 2 (H-IIB)
- Type: Locality
- Category: industry
- Location: Minamitane, Kumage district, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
30.40098° or 30° 24′ 4″ northLongitude
130.97564° or 130° 58′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8Q2GCX2G+97OpenStreetMap ID
way 874894691OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=launchpadOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
“Launch Pad 2 (H-IIB)” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “第２射点（H-IIB）”
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