Taiki Aerospace Research Field Explained

Taiki Aerospace Research Field is an aerodrome of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. It is located within the of Taiki, Hokkaido, Japan. It is used, among other things, for scientific balloon launches.

Facilities

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

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,, 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. The runway was extended from 1000 meter to 1300 m by 2024. Possibility of new 3000 m runway is under investigation.^[4]

External links

42.5°N 143.4414°W

Notes and References

Web site: JAXA Taiki Aerospace Research Field . 2023-12-23 . JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency . en.
Web site: 23 April 2021 . ja: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 . https://monoist.atmarkit.co.jp/mn/articles/2104/22/news043.html . 25 April 2021 . MONOist . Japanese.
Web site: https://hokkaidospaceport.com/news/1373 . ja . ja:北海道スペースポート・滑走路の300m延伸工事が完了 . Hokkaido Spaceport . 25 June 2024 . 26 June 2024.
Web site: 23 April 2021 . ja:「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 . https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20210423-1876915/ . 28 April 2021 . Mynavi . Japanese.