Hokkaido SpacePort

Hokkaido SpacePort

First public spaceport in East Asia offering comprehensive support for vertical launch vehicles and spaceplane experiments. Learn more

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Hiroo Hokkaido Prefecture (HQ)
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Hokkaido Spaceport, located in Hokkaido, Japan, is the first public spaceport in East Asia. The spaceport serves as a critical infrastructure hub for the global space industry, providing a conducive environment for research, development, and commercial activities. It caters to a wide range of clients, including businesses engaged in the space industry from all over the world. The spaceport supports both orbital and sub-orbital launches, offering various facilities such as a launch pad, launch control center, range control center, vehicle tracking system, vehicle assembly building, and satellite assembly building. Additionally, Hokkaido Spaceport features a 1,000-meter runway for test spaceplanes, which will be extended to 3,000 meters to accommodate manned space planes for space travel in the future. The business model revolves around offering these comprehensive services and facilities to space industry players, thereby generating revenue through service fees and facility usage charges.

Keywords: spaceport, East Asia, vertical launch, spaceplane, orbital launches, sub-orbital launches, infrastructure, research, development, commercial space.