Japanese sounding rocket. 2-3 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x K420H + 1 x K420(1/3)
Gross mass: 1,800 kg (3,900 lb).
Height: 9.80 m (32.10 ft).
Diameter: 0.42 m (1.37 ft).
Apogee: 742 km (461 mi).
First Launch: 1965.11.08.
Last Launch: 1980.08.26.
Number: 15 .
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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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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 10S-1 Solid rocket stage. 110.00 kN (24,729 lbf) thrust. Mass 1,200 kg (2,646 lb). More...
Kappa 10 Chronology
1965 November 8 - .
05:05 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-1.
- Test / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 228 km (141 mi).
1966 December 10 - .
11:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-2.
- Aeronomy / solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 253 km (157 mi).
1967 March 7 - .
11:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-3.
- Far ultraviolet Stellar photometer Ultraviolet astronomy / solar x-ray mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 248 km (154 mi).
1969 January 14 - .
10:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-4.
- Langmuir probe Infrared / x-ray astronomy / solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 229 km (142 mi).
1969 February 13 - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
LV Configuration: Kappa 10 PT-420-001.
- TVC test (1-stage) test - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1969 September 6 - .
11:35 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
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).
1971 August 20 - .
12:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-7.
- Optical astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 274 km (170 mi).
1971 September 1 - .
02:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-6.
- Solar ultraviolet Solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 228 km (141 mi).
1972 September 12 - .
11:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
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).
1973 February 19 - .
00:22 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
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).
1973 September 22 - .
09:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
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).
1975 September 24 - .
05:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
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).
1976 January 18 - .
05:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-12.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 350 km (210 mi).
1977 September 14 - .
12:22 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
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).
1980 August 26 - .
11:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
LV Configuration: Kappa 10 K-10-14.
- GIR / GXV / STS X-ray astronomy / infrared astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 219 km (136 mi).
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