Noshiro Rocket Testing Center

Noshiro Rocket Testing Center began in 1962, as one of the research sites of the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo (the origin of the former ISAS, which is now a part of JAXA).

Noshiro Rocket Testing Center has performed a wide range of static firing tests of rocket motors used on the M rocket to launch scientific satellites, space explorers and sounding rockets.

Since 1975, ISAS has been developing liquid-oxygen and liquid-hydrogen propellant rockets here. In 1988, we started the world's first R&D efforts on the high-performance, air-turbo-ramjet (ATR) engine. We also conduct development and testing of new solid-fuel motors here, and development and flight-testing of a reusable rocket engine.