March 18, 1995 at 8:01 AM UTC
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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March 18, 1995 at 8:01 AM UTC
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Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan · 30.4008, 130.9778
SFU (Space Flyer Unit) was a Japanese space laboratory launched by the same H-2 + SSB rocket that launched GMS 5. It carried an infrared telescope (IRTS), and instruments and supplies for microgravity experiments. Himawari 5 was a Japanese geostationary meteorological satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications.
H-II · II
Height
49 m
Diameter
4 m
LEO capacity
10,060 kg
Successful launches
6
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.
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