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Lambda 4SC

Launch vehicle · Japan

Part of Lambda

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Japanese all-solid orbital launch vehicle. Five stage vehicle consisting of 2 x SB-310 + 1 x L735 + 1 x L735(1/3) + 1 x L500 + 1 x L480S

Family: all-solid, orbital launch vehicle
Country: Japan
Launch Sites: Kagoshima, Kagoshima L
Stages: L500, L735, L735(1/3), SB-310, L480S
Agency: ISAS

Chronology

5 events

1971 August 20

Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 4SC. FAILURE: Failure. Failed Stage: U.

TVC test - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,500 km (900 mi).

1973 January 28

Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 4SC.

TVC test - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,500 km (900 mi).

1974 September 1

Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 4SC.

TVC test - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,500 km (900 mi).

1976 August 30

Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 4SC.

Radar transponder - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,500 km (900 mi).

1979 September 20

02:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 4SC.

TVC test - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 82 km (50 mi).