Destroyed by range safety after solid booster nozzle burn-through resulted in motor not separating from core.
Vehicle
H-IIA 2024
H-II · IIA 2024
Height
53 m
Diameter
4 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
Successful launches
6
Launch complex
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
The Tanegashima Space Center is the largest rocket-launch complex in Japan. It is located on the southeastern tip of Tanegashima, an island located south of Kyushu, an island and region and Japan. It was established in 1969 when the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) was formed, and is now run by JAXA. The activities that take place at TNSC include assembly, testing, launching, and tracking satellites, as well as rocket engine firing tests.