Japanese sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Kappa 4 Booster + 1 x Kappa 4
Height: 5.90 m (19.30 ft).
Diameter: 0.33 m (1.08 ft).
Thrust: 105.00 kN (23,604 lbf).
Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).
First Launch: 1957.09.20.
Last Launch: 1961.06.18.
Number: 3 .
More... - Chronology...
Associated Countries
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...
Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
-
ISAS Japanese agency overseeing development of rockets, spacecraft, and rocket engines. Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan. More...
Associated Launch Sites
-
Akita Sounding rocket launch site for Kappa series, known to have been used for 81 launches from 1956 to 1990. More...
-
Obachi Location used for release and launch of balloon-launched Kappa sounding rockets in 1961. More...
Associated Stages
Kappa 4 Chronology
1957 September 20 - .
10:03 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 4.
LV Configuration: Kappa 4 K-4-1.
- Chemical release mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi).
1957 September 22 - .
10:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 4.
LV Configuration: Kappa 4 K-4-2.
- Chemical release mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi).
1961 June 18 - .
04:35 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Obachi.
LV Family:
Kappa.
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).
Home - Browse - Contact
© / Conditions for Use
