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Sounding rocket. Year: 1957. Family: Kappa. Country: Japan. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Kappa 3 Booster + 1 x Kappa 1 Manufacturer: ISAS. Launches: 4. First Launch Date: 1957-04-30. Last Launch Date: 1957-06-26. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi). Total Mass: 300 kg (660 lb). Core Diameter: 0.22 m (0.72 ft). Total Length: 5.00 m (16.40 ft).
Model: Kappa 2. Family: Kappa. Country: Japan. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Kappa 3 Booster + 1 x Kappa 1
Model: Kappa 3. Family: Kappa. Country: Japan. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Kappa 3 Booster + 1 x Kappa 1
Kappa 2 Chronology 1957 April 30 - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 2. LV Configuration: Kappa 2 K-2-1. - Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi). References: 1140.
1957 May 2 - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 2. Model: Kappa 3. LV Configuration: Kappa 3 K-3-1. - Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi). References: 1140.
1957 June 22 - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 2. Model: Kappa 3. LV Configuration: Kappa 3 K-3-2. - Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi). References: 1140.
1957 June 26 - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 2. Model: Kappa 3. LV Configuration: Kappa 3 K-3-3. - Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 30 km (18 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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