Kappa 1
Sounding rocket. Year: 1956. Family: Kappa. Country: Japan.

Single stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Kappa 1

Manufacturer: ISAS. Launches: 7. First Launch Date: 1956-09-24. Last Launch Date: 1956-12-13. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 10.000 kN (2,248 lbf). Core Diameter: 0.13 m (0.42 ft). Total Length: 2.70 m (8.80 ft).

Kappa 1 Chronology

1956 September 24 - 00:02 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 1. LV Configuration: Kappa 1 K-1-1.

  • K-I-S-1 Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). References: 1140.
1956 September 28 - 02:15 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 1. LV Configuration: Kappa 1 K-1-2.
  • K-I-S-2 Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). References: 1140.
1956 September 29 - 01:50 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 1. LV Configuration: Kappa 1 K-1-3.
  • K-I-S-3 Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). References: 1140.
1956 December 3 - 04:20 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 1. LV Configuration: Kappa 1 K-1-4.
  • K-I-T-1 Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). References: 1140.
1956 December 8 - 03:32 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 1. LV Configuration: Kappa 1 K-1-5.
  • K-I-T-2 Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). References: 1140.
1956 December 11 - 03:26 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 1. LV Configuration: Kappa 1 K-1-6.
  • K-I-T-3 Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). References: 1140.
1956 December 13 - 02:10 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 1. LV Configuration: Kappa 1 K-1-7.
  • K-I-T-4 Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). References: 1140.
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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