suborbital
Amami Ōshima, Kagoshima, Japan
Amami Ocean Port
A subtropical island port with both a runway and a sea-launch platform, known for its sunset spaceplane flights.
- Coordinates
- 28.32°N 129.53°E
- Elevation
- 12 m
- Missions
- 2
Facilities
- Island ryokan
- Sea-launch platform
- 2.9 km runway
- EVA training tank
Launch weather
Typhoon season (August–October) can shift launch windows by several days.
Missions from Amami
orbital