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Kappa 2

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Japanese sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Kappa 3 Booster + 1 x Kappa 1

Gross mass: 300 kg (660 lb).
Height: 5.00 m (16.40 ft).
Diameter: 0.22 m (0.72 ft).
Apogee: 40 km (24 mi).
First Launch: 1957.04.30.
Number: 1 .

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Associated Countries

• Japan Japan More...

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See also

• 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...

• Sounding Rocket Category of launch vehicles. More...

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Associated Manufacturers and Agencies

• ISAS Japanese agency overseeing development of rockets, spacecraft, and rocket engines. Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan. More...

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Associated Launch Sites

• Akita Sounding rocket launch site for Kappa series, known to have been used for 81 launches from 1956 to 1990. More...

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Associated Stages

• Kappa 2-1 Solid propellant rocket stage. Loaded mass 200 kg. More...

• Kappa 3-2 Solid rocket stage. 10.00 kN (2,248 lbf) thrust. More...

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Kappa 2 Chronology

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1957 April 30 - . Launch Site: Akita. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 2. LV Configuration: Kappa 2 K-2-1.

• Test mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).

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