Japanese sounding rocket. 1/1.6 subscale test rocket used in development of the Kappa 9L sounding rockets.
Gross mass: 100 kg (220 lb).
Height: 4.00 m (13.10 ft).
Diameter: 0.15 m (0.49 ft).
Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).
First Launch: 1958.04.08.
Last Launch: 1962.08.01.
Number: 7 .
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Associated Countries
See also
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Kappa The Kappa series represented Japan's first large post-war indigenously-developed sounding rockets. They led eventually to the Lambda and Mu solid rocket satellite launchers. More...
Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
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ISAS Japanese agency overseeing development of rockets, spacecraft, and rocket engines. Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan. More...
Associated Launch Sites
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Akita Sounding rocket launch site for Kappa series, known to have been used for 81 launches from 1956 to 1990. More...
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Kagoshima Japanese launch center for solid fueled sounding rockets and satellite launchers. Limited to two months a year due to disturbance of local fisheries. More...
Associated Stages
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Kappa 6H-2 Solid rocket stage. 19.00 kN (4,271 lbf) thrust. Mass 100 kg (220 lb). More...
K150 Chronology
1958 April 8 - .
01:31 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
K150.
LV Configuration: K150 K150S-1.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 6.00 km (3.70 mi).
1958 April 24 - .
00:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
K150.
LV Configuration: K150 K150T-1.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 6.00 km (3.70 mi).
1958 April 24 - .
04:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
K150.
LV Configuration: K150 K150T-2.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 6.00 km (3.70 mi).
1958 May 27 - .
03:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
K150.
LV Configuration: K150 K150G.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).
1960 December 1 - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
K150.
LV Configuration: K150 SP-150-1.
- K-9L 1 / 1.6 Model test - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).
1960 December 1 - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
K150.
LV Configuration: K150 SP-150-2.
- K-9L 1 / 1.6 Model test - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).
1962 August 1 - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima TMP.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
K150.
LV Configuration: K150 AT-150.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).
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