Kappa 6
Sounding rocket. Year: 1958. Family: Kappa. Country: Japan.

2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Kappa 6 + 1 x Kappa 6 St2

Manufacturer: ISAS. Launches: 19. Failures: 2. Success Rate: 89.47%. First Launch Date: 1958-06-16. Last Launch Date: 1960-09-29. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi). Total Mass: 300 kg (660 lb). Core Diameter: 0.25 m (0.82 ft). Total Length: 5.60 m (18.30 ft).

Model: Kappa 6. Family: Kappa. Country: Japan.

2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Kappa 6 + 1 x Kappa 6 St2

Payload: 20 kg (44 lb). Apogee: 60 km (37 mi). Total Mass: 270 kg (590 lb). Core Diameter: 0.25 m (0.82 ft). Total Length: 5.61 m (18.40 ft).

Model: Kappa 6H. Year: 1960. Family: Kappa. Country: Japan.

2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Kappa 6H + 1 x Kappa 6 St2

Payload: 20 kg (44 lb). Apogee: 85 km (52 mi). Total Mass: 330 kg (720 lb). Core Diameter: 0.25 m (0.82 ft). Total Length: 6.90 m (22.60 ft).

Kappa 6 Chronology

1958 June 16 - 02:36 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 6. LV Configuration: Kappa 6 K-6-1.

  • Test mission? Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi). References: 1767.
1958 June 20 - 06:15 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 6. LV Configuration: Kappa 6 K-6-2.
  • Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 45 km (27 mi). References: 1767.
1958 June 24 - 01:51 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 6. LV Configuration: Kappa 6 K-6-TW-1.
  • TW-1/S1 Aeronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 25 km (15 mi). References: 1118.
1958 June 30 - 07:42 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 6. LV Configuration: Kappa 6 K-6-TW-2.
  • S2 Aeronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 45 km (27 mi). References: 1118.
1958 September 12 - 01:31 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 6. LV Configuration: Kappa 6 K-6-3.
  • Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 4.00 km (2.40 mi). References: 1767.
1958 September 14 - 02:40 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 6. LV Configuration: Kappa 6 K-6-4.
  • Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi). References: 1767.
1958 September 25 - 02:55 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 6. LV Configuration: Kappa 6 K-6-TW-3.
  • S3 Aeronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 44 km (27 mi). References: 1118.
1958 September 25 - 05:50 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 6. LV Configuration: Kappa 6 K-6-RS-1.
  • Solar Ultraviolet mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 51 km (31 mi). References: 1118.
1958 September 26 - 03:50 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 6. LV Configuration: Kappa 6 K-6-TW-4.
  • Aeronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 58 km (36 mi). References: 1118.
1958 November 28 - 03:07 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 6. LV Configuration: Kappa 6 K-6-CP-1. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Chemical release/Aeronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 36 km (22 mi). References: 1118.
1958 November 29 - 03:05 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 6. LV Configuration: Kappa 6 K-6-RS-2. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Solar Ultraviolet mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi). References: 1118.
1958 November 30 - 04:00 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 6. LV Configuration: Kappa 6 K-6-CP-2.
  • Chemical release/Aeronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 49 km (30 mi). References: 1118.
1958 December 23 - 03:03 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 6. LV Configuration: Kappa 6 K-6-TW-5.
  • Aeronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi). References: 1118.
1959 March 17 - 01:35 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 6. LV Configuration: Kappa 6 K-6-RS-3.
  • Solar Ultraviolet mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi). References: 1118.
1959 March 18 - 02:45 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 6. LV Configuration: Kappa 6 K-6-TW-6.
  • Aeronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). References: 1118.
1959 March 19 - 01:15 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 6. LV Configuration: Kappa 6 K-6-RS-4.
  • Solar Ultraviolet mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). References: 1118.
1959 March 20 - 02:50 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 6. LV Configuration: Kappa 6 K-6-TW-7.
  • Aeronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). References: 1118.
1960 September 17 - 02:47 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 6. LV Configuration: Kappa 6 K-6-TW-8.
  • K-6-18 Aeronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 46 km (28 mi). References: 1767.
1960 September 29 - 02:46 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 6. Model: Kappa 6H. LV Configuration: Kappa 6H K-6H-TW-9.
  • K-6H-1 Aeronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi). References: 1767.
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.
  • Ley, Willy, Rockets Missiles and Men in Space, Viking Press, New York, 1968. ISBN: 0670602264. Willy Ley was one of the great science writers and promoters of spaceflight in the 1950's. This book covers basic concepts and the history of rocketry up to the early 1960's. More at amazon.com...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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