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Japan plans to expand rocket launch sites for 30 launches a year
Japan’s economy ministry plans to add launchpads at spaceports around the country.
The expansion is intended to help Japan put more satellites into orbit through domestic launches.
The goal is 30 rocket liftoffs a year by the early 2030s.
Japan has four liftoff sites, and the plan calls for expanding them.
Growing demand for security and business satellites is driving the plan.
More launch capacity could help meet that demand, though no further steps or timetable are given.
Japan’s economy ministry plans to add launchpads at the country’s spaceports.
The plan aims to enable 30 rocket launches a year by the early 2030s.
Japan has four launch sites.
The expansion is intended to meet growing demand for satellite launches related to security and business.
- Who
- Japan’s economy ministry.
- What
- It plans to add launchpads at the country’s spaceports, aiming for 30 rocket launches a year.
- When
- By the early 2030s.
- Where
- Japan’s four rocket launch sites.
- Why
- To meet growing demand for security- and business-related satellite launches.
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- Launch sites
- 4
- Annual launch target
- 30 rocket launches
- Target timing
- Early 2030s