Spaceport Kii
Aerial photo of Spaceport Kii under construction (5 October 5 2019). | |||||||||||||
| Location | Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°32′39″N 135°53′22″E / 33.5443°N 135.8895°E | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) | ||||||||||||
| Operator | Space One | ||||||||||||
| Total launches | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Launch pad(s) | 1 | ||||||||||||
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Spaceport Kii (Japanese: スペースポート紀伊; sometimes stylized as Space Port Kii) is a commercial spaceport located in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture in Japan. Japan's first private spaceport, it is operated by Space One, who are using it to launch their solid-fuel rocket KAIROS. As of 17 December 2024, two launch attempts have been made on the site, on 13 March and 17 December respectively, which both ended up being a failure.