Kakuda Space Center

Kakuda Space Center
Agency overview
角田宇宙センター

Research Exchange Bldg. of Kakuda Space Center
Formed	1965
Jurisdiction	Japanese government
Headquarters	Kakuda, Miyagi, Japan
Parent agency	JAXA
Website	home page

Kakuda Space Center (角田宇宙センター, Kakuda Uchu Sentaa) is a facility of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), located in the city of Kakuda in Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan, specializing in the development and testing of rocket engines and space propulsion systems. The LE-5 (including the LE-5A/LE-5B version), and the LE-7 (including the LE-7A version) rocket enginese were developed at the Kakuda Space Center.

History

The predecessor to the Kakuda Space Center was established in 1965 as the "Kakuda Branch Laboratory" of the National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan under the aegis of the Science and Technology Agency. In 1978, the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) constructed the "Kakuda Rocket Development Center" on the same campus. Its purpose was to engage in basic research and development to raise the level of Japanese rocket propulsion technology. From the late 1980s, the Center also began research into space plane propulsion, especially scramjet technology and advanced materials research for reusable space engines.

In October 2003, the three separate Japanese space agencies, the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), the National Aerospace Laboratory, and NASDA, merged to form the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). In 2005, the Kakuda Space Center was officially renamed the "Kakuda Space Propulsion Technology Research Center".

Facilities

Liquid hydrogen rocket engine test facility
High pressure liquid oxygen turbo pump test facility
Rocket engine high altitude performance test facility
Ram jet engine test facility
High temperature shock tunnel
Cryogenic test facility
High altitude combustion test facility
Supply system comprehensive test facility

External links

home page

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Facilities

Spaceports	Tanegashima Space Center Uchinoura Space Center

Operations and Research	Tsukuba Space Center Chofu Aerospace Center Sagamihara Campus Earth Observation Center Kakuda Space Center Usuda Deep Space Center Taiki Aerospace Research Field Noshiro Rocket Testing Center

Tracking Stations	Katsuura Tracking & Communication Station Masuda Tracking & Communication Station Okinawa Tracking & Communication Station

Coordinates: 38°02′17″N 140°45′38″E / 38.03806°N 140.76056°E / 38.03806; 140.76056

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