Taiki Multi-Purpose Aerospace Park
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The Taiki Multi-Purpose Aerospace Park (Japanese: 大樹町多目的航空公園, Hepburn: Taiki-chō Tamokuteki Kōkū Kōen) is an aerodrome in the town of Taiki, Hokkaido, Japan.
Taiki Aerospace Research Field
[edit]Taiki Aerospace Research Field (Japanese: 大樹航空宇宙実験場, Hepburn: Taiki Kōkū Uchū Jikkenjō) is a research field of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) located in this park. It is used for aerospace experiments, such as high-altitude balloon launches. JAXA's Aeronautical Technology Directorate and Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) use the following facilities:[1]
- Flight Test Building
- Flight Control Building
- JAXA's Hangar
- Balloon Operation Building
- Weather Observation Equipment
- Handling Area
- Sliding Launcher for a Scientific Balloon
Hokkaido Spaceport
[edit]Rocket launch pad of Interstellar Technologies (IST) resides next to the field. In April 2021, a plan to expand the park to build a private sector spaceport, Hokkaido Spaceport , was announced.[2] The launch pad currently used by IST for the sounding rockets is called Launch Complex-0. Launch Complex-1, the new launch pad for orbital launch is planned to start construction in 2024,[3] and another pad Launch Complex-2 is planned.[2] The runway was extended from 1000 m to 1300 m by 2024.[3] Possibility of new 3000 m runway is under investigation.[2][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "JAXA | Taiki Aerospace Research Field". JAXA | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ a b c 目指すは“宇宙版シリコンバレー”、アジア初の宇宙港を北海道で実現せよ (in Japanese). MONOist. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ a b 北海道スペースポート・滑走路の300m延伸工事が完了 (in Japanese). Hokkaido Spaceport. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ 「北海道スペースポート」が本格始動へ、新たに運営会社SPACE COTANが設立 (in Japanese). Mynavi. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Taiki Aerospace Research Field, JAXA
- 大樹町多目的航空公園, Taiki Town. (in Japanese)
- 大樹航空宇宙基地構想 HOKKAIDO SPACEPORT 〜FINAL FRONTIER〜, The Tokachi Mainichi Shimbun . (in Japanese)
- Hokkaido Spaceport
42°30′00″N 143°26′29″E / 42.50000°N 143.44139°E