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Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
A launch pad at Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.31 launches have flown from it since September 2009, 16 of 18 successfully.
Launches
31
Success rate
88.9% 16/18
Failures
2
First flight
2009-09-10
Latest flight
2026-08-10
Busiest year
2024 3 flights
Fastest turnaround
57d 1h 51m
Location
Pad record
- Coordinates
- 30.4009° N
130.9756° E - Status
- Active
- Spaceport
- Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
- Country
- Japan
- Pad operator
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- LL2 pad tally
- 18 upstream count
- Reference
- Wikipedia
Who launches from here
1 operatorVehicles flown
5 typesLaunches per year
decided flights2009Peak 2024, 3 launches2026
Orbits delivered
7 destinationsLow Earth Orbit 13Sun-Synchronous Orbit 7Geostationary Transfer Orbit 5Asteroid 2Lunar Orbit 2Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit 1Mars Orbit 1
Scheduled
13 undecided| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | H3-24 | Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) | H3-24 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Mars Orbit | Scheduled |
| 2026-12-31 | H3-24 | Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX) | H3-24 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Lunar Orbit | Scheduled |
| 2026-12-31 | H3-22 | ETS-9 | H3-22 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Scheduled |
| 2027-06-30 | H3-30 | IGS Optical Diversification 1 | H3-30 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Scheduled |
| 2027-06-30 | H3-22 | JSDF SDA satellite | H3-22 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Scheduled |
| 2027-12-31 | H3-30 | IGS Optical Diversification 2 | H3-30 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Scheduled |
| 2027-12-31 | H3-24 | HTV-X2 | H3-24 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| 2027-12-31 | H3 | Mid-Inclination Rideshare | H3 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| 2027-12-31 | H3-24 | HTV-X3 | H3-24 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| 2027-12-31 | H3-30 | IGS Optical 9 | H3-30 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Scheduled |
| 2028-03-31 | H3 | MBR Explorer | H3 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Asteroid | Scheduled |
| 2028-04-20 | H3-24 | DESTINY+ & RAMSES | H3-24 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Asteroid | Scheduled |
| 2028-12-31 | H3-22 | ispace Mission 3 ULTRA | H3-22 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Lunar Orbit | Scheduled |
Excluded from every count and rate above. Dates are as recorded at the last build, when the most recent decided flight was 2026-08-10.
Flight record
18 flights| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | H3-22 | Michibiki 7 (QZS-7) | H3-22 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2026-06-12 | H3-30 | H3-30 Test Flight | H3-30 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2025-12-22 | H3-22 | Michibiki 5 (QZS-5) | H3-22 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit | Failure |
| 2025-10-26 | H3-24 | HTV-X1 | H3-24 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2025-02-02 | H3-22 | Michibiki 6 (QZS-6) | H3-22 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2024-11-04 | H3-22 | DSN 3 (Kirameki 3) | H3-22 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2024-07-01 | H3-22 | Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 (ALOS-4) | H3-22 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2024-02-17 | H3-22 | VEP 4, CE-SAT-1E & TIRSAT | H3-22 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2023-03-07 | H3-22 | ALOS-3 (Maiden flight) | H3-22 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Failure |
| 2020-05-20 | H-IIB 304 | Kounotori 9 (HTV-9) | H-IIB | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2019-09-24 | H-IIB 304 | Kounotori 8 (HTV-8) | H-IIB | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2018-09-22 | H-IIB 304 | Kounotori 7 (HTV-7) | H-IIB | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2016-12-09 | H-IIB 304 | Kounotori 6 (HTV-6) | H-IIB | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2015-08-19 | H-IIB 304 | Kounotori 5 (HTV-5) | H-IIB | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2013-08-03 | H-IIB 304 | Kounotori 4 (HTV-4) | H-IIB | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2012-07-21 | H-IIB 304 | Kounotori 3 (HTV-3) | H-IIB | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2011-01-22 | H-IIB 304 | Kounotori 2 (HTV-2) | H-IIB | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2009-09-10 | H-IIB 304 | Kounotori 1 (HTV-1) | H-IIB | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
Pad records from Launch Library 2. Flights and company identity fromSpace Index. How the numbers are derived.