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Sounding rocket. Year: 1965. Family: Kappa. Country: Japan. 2-3 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x K420H + 1 x K420(1/3) Manufacturer: ISAS. Launches: 19. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 94.74%. First Launch Date: 1965-08-28. Last Launch Date: 1980-08-26. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 742 km (461 mi). Total Mass: 1,800 kg (3,900 lb). Core Diameter: 0.42 m (1.37 ft). Total Length: 9.80 m (32.10 ft).
Model: Kappa 10. Family: Kappa. Country: Japan. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x K420H + 1 x K420(1/3) Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). Total Mass: 1,800 kg (3,900 lb). Core Diameter: 0.42 m (1.37 ft). Total Length: 9.80 m (32.10 ft).
Model: Kappa 10C. Family: Kappa. Country: Japan. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x K420H + 1 x K420(1/3) Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). Total Length: 10.00 m (32.00 ft).
Model: Kappa 10S. Family: Kappa. Country: Japan. 3 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x K420H + 1 x K420(1/3) + 1 x K10S Apogee: 750 km (460 mi). Total Length: 10.00 m (32.00 ft).
Kappa 10 Chronology 1965 August 28 - 02:02 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10. Model: Kappa 10S. LV Configuration: Kappa 10S K-10S-1. - Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 742 km (461 mi). References: 1170.
1965 November 8 - 05:05 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10. LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-1. - Test/Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 228 km (141 mi). References: 1144.
1966 December 10 - 11:30 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10. LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-2. - Aeronomy/Solar Ultraviolet mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 253 km (157 mi). References: 1592.
1967 March 7 - 11:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10. LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-3. - Test/Fields/Solar X-ray mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 248 km (154 mi). References: 1592.
1969 January 12 - 05:10 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10. Model: Kappa 10C. LV Configuration: Kappa 10C K-10C-1. - Stability test Aeronomy/Solar Ultraviolet/Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 229 km (142 mi). References: 1592.
1969 January 14 - 10:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10. LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-4. - Aeronomy/Ionosphere/Solar Ultraviolet mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 229 km (142 mi). References: 1592.
1969 February 13 - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10. LV Configuration: Kappa 10 PT-420-001. - TVC test (1-stage) Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1592.
1969 September 6 - 11:35 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10. LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-5. - Zodiacal light Ionosphere/Astronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 247 km (153 mi). References: 1139.
1969 September 26 - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10. Model: Kappa 10C. LV Configuration: Kappa 10C K-10C-2. FAILURE: Failure. - TVC test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 1139.
1970 September 13 - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10. Model: Kappa 10C. LV Configuration: Kappa 10C K-10C-3. - TVC test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 1139.
1971 August 20 - 12:10 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10. LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-7. - Optical Astronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 274 km (170 mi). References: 1592.
1971 September 1 - 02:10 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10. LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-6. - Solar Ultraviolet mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 228 km (141 mi). References: 1592.
1972 September 12 - 11:10 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10. LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-8. - Fiberglass Casing Infrared Astronomy/X-ray Astronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 259 km (160 mi). References: 1592.
1973 February 19 - 00:22 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10. LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-9. - Aeronomy/Ionosphere/Solar Ultraviolet mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 236 km (146 mi). References: 1592.
1973 September 22 - 09:20 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10. LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-10. - X-ray Astronomy/Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 242 km (150 mi). References: 1561.
1975 September 24 - 05:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10. LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-11. - X-ray Astronomy/Solar Ultraviolet mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 196 km (121 mi). References: 1138.
1976 January 18 - 05:20 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10. LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-12. - Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 350 km (210 mi). References: 1138.
1977 September 14 - 12:22 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10. LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-13. - Ultraviolet Astronomy/Extreme ultraviolet Astronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 204 km (126 mi). References: 1592.
1980 August 26 - 11:40 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10. LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-14. - X-ray Astronomy/Infrared Astronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 219 km (136 mi). References: 1559.
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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