Japanese sounding rocket. Single stage vehicle.
Height: 2.70 m (8.80 ft).
Diameter: 0.13 m (0.42 ft).
Thrust: 10.00 kN (2,248 lbf).
Apogee: 40 km (24 mi).
First Launch: 1956.09.24.
Last Launch: 1956.12.13.
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...
Associated Stages
Kappa 1 Chronology
1956 September 24 - .
00:02 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 1.
LV Configuration: Kappa 1 K-1-1.
- K-I-S-1 test - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).
1956 September 28 - .
02:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 1.
LV Configuration: Kappa 1 K-1-2.
- K-I-S-2 test - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).
1956 September 29 - .
01:50 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 1.
LV Configuration: Kappa 1 K-1-3.
- K-I-S-3 test - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).
1956 December 3 - .
04:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 1.
LV Configuration: Kappa 1 K-1-4.
- K-I-T-1 test - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).
1956 December 8 - .
03:32 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 1.
LV Configuration: Kappa 1 K-1-5.
- K-I-T-2 test - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).
1956 December 11 - .
03:26 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 1.
LV Configuration: Kappa 1 K-1-6.
- K-I-T-3 test - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).
1956 December 13 - .
02:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 1.
LV Configuration: Kappa 1 K-1-7.
- K-I-T-4 test - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).
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