Creating “an aerospace Silicon Valley” in Hokkaido
Business Domain
Ground System
Company Profile
SPACE COTAN manages HOSPO, Asia’s commercial spaceport for private sector, located in Hokkaido, Japan, with access to ocean and expansive land.
Some private rockets have been launched from suborbital launch complex at HOSPO.
Core Business
HOSPO provides comprehensive supports for everything from experiments to launches of orbital and suborbital vertical launch vehicles and spaceplanes.
HOSPO has a full range of facilities include launch pads, command centers, assembly buildings, satellite preparation rooms, a runway, and engine firing test facilities.
Potential Collaboration Areas
HOSPO supports the procurement and supply of essential items needed for rocket launches and experiments, including propellants, gases, electricity, and water.
HOSPO offers various services, including consulting on permits and licenses required under Japanese regulations, publicity related to launches.
Core Competence
HOSPO has significant geographical advantages as one of the world’s leading spaceports, thanks to its openness to the sea for rocket launches eastward and southward, its vast land that allows for the development of additional facilities, and its favorable weather conditions.
Address / Website
Taiki Town Economic Center 3F, Nishi-Hondori 98, Taiki-cho, Hiroo-gun, Hokkaido, Japan
