Uchinoura Space Center

31.252286111111131.07842222222Koordinaten: 31 ° 15 ' 8 " N, 131 ° 4' 42" O

The Uchinoura Space Center (Japanese内 之 浦 宇宙空间 観 测 所, Uchinoura Uchū KUKAN Kansokusho, dt " space observatory Uchinoura ") is an established in 1962 spaceport near the Japanese city Kimotsuki (formerly Uchinoura ) in Kagoshima Prefecture. Until the establishment of JAXA in 2003, the space station was called Kagoshima Space Center (鹿 児 岛 宇宙空间 観 测 所, Kagoshima Uchū KUKAN Kansokusho ) and was operated by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science ( ISAS ).

From Uchinoura Space Center primarily scientific satellites will be launched.

In addition, there are antennas for communication with interplanetary space probes with mirror diameters of up to about 30 m.