Japanese sounding rocket. Single stage vehicle.
Status: Retired 1965.
Height: 3.60 m (11.80 ft).
Diameter: 0.10 m (0.32 ft).
Thrust: 10.00 kN (2,248 lbf).
Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
First Launch: 1965.06.17.
Last Launch: 1965.06.18.
Number: 2 .
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Associated Countries
See also
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S Series of Japanese single-stage sounding rockets designed for low-cost observations of the ionosphere. More...
Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
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STA Japanese agency overseeing development of rockets. Science and Technology Agency, Japan. More...
Associated Launch Sites
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Niijima Sounding rocket and test vehicle launch site, known to have been used for 18 launches from 1963 to 1965, reaching up to 150 kilometers altitude. More...
Associated Stages
HM-16 Chronology
1965 June 17 - .
07:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Niijima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
HM-16.
LV Configuration: HM-16 HM-16-D.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: STA. Apogee: 52 km (32 mi).
1965 June 18 - .
07:43 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Niijima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
HM-16.
LV Configuration: HM-16 HM-16-IT.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: STA. Apogee: 38 km (23 mi).
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