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).
Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).
First Launch: 1958.04.20.
Last Launch: 1958.05.26.
Number: 2 .
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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
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Kappa 5-1 Solid rocket stage. 34.00 kN (7,644 lbf) thrust. Mass 200 kg (441 lb). More...
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Kappa 6H-2 Solid rocket stage. 19.00 kN (4,271 lbf) thrust. Mass 100 kg (220 lb). More...
Kappa 5 Chronology
1958 April 20 - .
00:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 5.
LV Configuration: Kappa 5 K-5-1.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 9.00 km (5.50 mi).
1958 May 26 - .
03:41 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 5.
LV Configuration: Kappa 5 K-5-L.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).
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