Spaceport Kii
Commercial spaceport in Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spaceport Kii (sometimes stylized as Space Port Kii) is a commercial spaceport located in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture in Japan. Japan's first private spaceport, it is operated by Space One, who are using it to launch their solid-fuel rocket KAIROS. As of 26 March 2024, only one launch attempt has been made on the site on 13 March, which ended up being a failure.[1][2]
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Location | Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33.5443°N 135.8895°E / 33.5443; 135.8895 | ||||||||||
Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) | ||||||||||
Operator | Space One | ||||||||||
Total launches | 1 | ||||||||||
Launch pad(s) | 1 | ||||||||||
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