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

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:

  • 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, Hokkaido Spaceport[ja], was announced. 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, and another pad Launch Complex-2 is planned. The runway was extended from 1000 m to 1300 m by 2024. Possibility of new 3000 m runway is under investigation.

External links

  • , JAXA
  • , Taiki Town. (in Japanese)
  • , The Tokachi Mainichi Shimbun[ja]. (in Japanese)

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