HM-16
Sounding rocket. Year: 1965. Family: Other Suborbital Vehicles. Country: Japan.

Single stage vehicle consisting of 1 x HM-16

Manufacturer: STA. Launches: 2. First Launch Date: 1965-06-17. Last Launch Date: 1965-06-18. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 10.000 kN (2,248 lbf). Core Diameter: 0.10 m (0.32 ft). Total Length: 3.60 m (11.80 ft).



HM-16 Chronology

1965 June 17 - 07:30 GMT - Launch Site: Niijima. Launch Vehicle: HM-16. LV Configuration: HM-16 HM-16-D.

  • Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: STA. Apogee: 52 km (32 mi). References: 1904.
1965 June 18 - 07:43 GMT - Launch Site: Niijima. Launch Vehicle: HM-16. LV Configuration: HM-16 HM-16-IT.
  • Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: STA. Apogee: 38 km (23 mi). References: 1904.

Bibliography and Further Reading
  • McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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