Taiki Aerospace Research Field



Taiki Aerospace Research Field is an aerodrome of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. It is located within the Taiki Multi-Purpose Aerospace Park (大樹町多目的航空公園) of Taiki, Hokkaido, Japan. It is used, among other things, for scientific balloon launches.

Facilities
JAXA's Aeronautical Technology Directorate and Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) use the following facilities:


 * Flight Test Building
 * Flight Control Building
 * JAXA's Hangar
 * Balloon Operation Building
 * Weather Observation Equipment
 * Handling Area
 * Sliding Launcher for a Scientific Balloon

Hokkaido Spaceport
Rocket launch pad of Interstellar Technologies (IST) resides next to the field. In April 2021, a plan to expand the park to build a private sector spaceport, Hokkaido Spaceport, was announced. The launch pad currently used by IST for the sounding rockets is called Launch Complex-0. Launch Complex-1, the new launch pad for orbital launch is planned to start construction in 2024, and another pad Launch Complex-2 is planned. The runway was extended from 1000 meter to 1300 m by 2024. Possibility of new 3000 m runway is under investigation.