Osaki Launch Complex

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

Key Information

Launch site	Tanegashima
Coordinates	30°23′55″N 130°58′07″E / 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
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
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Initially constructed for the N-I rocket, the complex was subsequently utilized for N-II, H-I and J-I launches.

Constructed in the early 1970s to support N-I rocket launches, the facility underwent modifications in the 1980s to accommodate the N-II and H-I. It underwent extensive renovations in the early 1990s to support the J-I rocket, though the J-I was launched only once before the program's cancellation. In November 1998, the Osaki complex was used for a separation test involving an SRB-A solid rocket booster, which is utilized on the H-IIA launch vehicle.^[1]

The Osaki Launch Complex was deactivated in the mid-1990s, with operations shifting to the newer Yoshinobu Launch Complex located to the north.

• List of Yoshinobu Launch Complex launches

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