Japanese sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Kappa 3 Booster + 1 x Kappa 1
Gross mass: 200 kg (440 lb).
Height: 5.00 m (16.40 ft).
Diameter: 0.22 m (0.72 ft).
Apogee: 40 km (24 mi).
First Launch: 1957.05.02.
Last Launch: 1957.07.26.
Number: 3 .
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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 3 Chronology
1957 May 2 - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 3.
LV Configuration: Kappa 3 K-3-1.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1957 June 22 - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 3.
LV Configuration: Kappa 3 K-3-2.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1957 July 26 - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 3.
LV Configuration: Kappa 3 K-3-3.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
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