4-629: Yoshinobu Launch Complex (abbreviated as LA-Y ) is a rocket launch site at the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima . The site and its collection of facilities were originally built for the H-II launch vehicle and later used for H-IIA , H-IIB and H3 launches. It is the most Northern launch complex at Tanegashima, and along with the now inactive Osaki Launch Complex used for orbital launches. The Yoshinobu Launch Complex consists of two launch pads . The complex also contains
8-542: A test stand for firing the LE-7 engines used in the first stage of the H-II and its derivatives. Prior to launch, rockets are processed vertically in the complex's vehicle assembly building. The rocket is rolled out to the launch pad on a mobile launcher platform about twelve hours before it is scheduled to launch. It takes around thirty minutes to transport the rocket from the assembly building to Pad 1. This rocketry article
12-426: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . List of rocket launch sites Download coordinates as: This article constitutes a list of rocket launch sites . Some of these sites are known as spaceports or cosmodromes. A single rocket launch is sufficient for inclusion in the table, as long as the site is properly documented through a reference. Missile locations with no launches are not included in
16-1013: The list. Proposed and planned sites and sites under construction are not included in the main tabulation, but may appear in condensed lists under the tables. A shorter list of spaceports for human spaceflight and satellite launches is available in the article Spaceport . Major/active spaceports are shown in bold . Note that some Russian cosmodromes appear in this section, some in the Europe section. Al-Abid (Operated by [REDACTED] Russia ) (Partly operated by [REDACTED] Russia ) Note that some European countries operate spaceports in Africa, South America, or other equatorial regions. These spaceports are listed in this article according to their geographical location. Some Russian-controlled launch sites are listed as being in Asia. Note that some Russian cosmodromes appear in this section, some in
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