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Sounding rocket. Year: 1961. Family: Kappa. Country: Japan. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Kappa 4 Booster + 1 x Kappa 4 Manufacturer: ISAS. Launches: 5. First Launch Date: 1957-09-20. Last Launch Date: 1961-06-18. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 105.000 kN (23,604 lbf). Core Diameter: 0.33 m (1.08 ft). Total Length: 5.90 m (19.30 ft).
Model: Kappa 4. Family: Kappa. Country: Japan. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Kappa 4 Booster + 1 x Kappa 4
Model: Kappa 5. Family: Kappa. Country: Japan. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Kappa 4 Booster + 1 x Kappa 4
Kappa 4 Chronology 1957 September 20 - 10:03 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 4. LV Configuration: Kappa 4 K-4-1. - Chemical release mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi). References: 1140.
1957 September 22 - 10:00 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 4. LV Configuration: Kappa 4 K-4-2. - Chemical release mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi). References: 1140.
1958 April 20 - 00:00 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 4. Model: Kappa 5. LV Configuration: Kappa 5 K-5-1. - Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 9.00 km (5.50 mi). References: 1140.
1958 May 26 - 03:41 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 4. Model: Kappa 5. LV Configuration: Kappa 5 K-5-L. - Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi). References: 1140.
1961 June 18 - 04:35 GMT - Launch Site: Obachi. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 4. LV Configuration: Kappa 4 K-4-2. - Sigma 4 Rockoon Chemical release mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 105 km (65 mi). References: 1592.
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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