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Taiki Multi-Purpose Aerospace Park

Coordinates: 42°30′00″N 143°26′29″E / 42.50000°N 143.44139°E / 42.50000; 143.44139
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Taiki Multi-Purpose Aerospace Park in 2010

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

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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

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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 [ja], 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

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  1. ^ "JAXA | Taiki Aerospace Research Field". JAXA | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 「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.
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42°30′00″N 143°26′29″E / 42.50000°N 143.44139°E / 42.50000; 143.44139