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The following list provides details for launches at the Yoshinobu Launch Complex since 2005. Part of the Tanegashima Space Center, the facility hosts JAXA's major test firings and launches. Other launch facilities in the Space Center were previously used, with small rockets under development launched from the Takesaki Range. Additionally, the Osaki Launch Complex, where larger rockets were initially launched, was retired in 1992. This list is sourced from the JAXA website.

Launches

References

1. Howell, Elizabeth (30 September 2016). "Tanegashima: Japan's Largest Space Center". Space.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2020. The Tanegashima Space Center is Japan's biggest rocket-launching facility. It is located on an island in Kagoshima, the southernmost prefecture (or district) of the country. Tanegashima was selected for several reasons. Its latitude of 31 degrees made it close to the equator, which makes it easier to launch missions because of the Earth's rotation. It was relatively remote, would cause "minimum interference" for Japan's fishing industry, and also had access to land, communications, water, electricity and public transportation. "It was extremely difficult to find a place that fulfilled all the above-mentioned criteria, especially since some of the criteria contradicted each other," JAXA wrote. "During the search and review of the candidate sites, the current site on Tanegashima Island was found to be the most ideal."
2. ^ "JAXA | Launch Records". JAXA | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
3. "JAXA | Advanced Land Observing Satellite "DAICHI" (ALOS)". JAXA | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Retrieved 2020-02-24.

• Lists of rocket launches