Japanese sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Kappa 6H + 1 x Kappa 6 St2
Payload: 20 kg (44 lb) to a 85 km altitude.
Gross mass: 330 kg (720 lb).
Payload: 20 kg (44 lb).
Height: 6.90 m (22.60 ft).
Diameter: 0.25 m (0.82 ft).
Apogee: 85 km (52 mi).
First Launch: 1960.09.29.
Number: 1 .
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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 6H-2 Solid rocket stage. 19.00 kN (4,271 lbf) thrust. Mass 100 kg (220 lb). More...
Kappa 6H Chronology
1960 September 29 - .
02:46 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 6H.
LV Configuration: Kappa 6H K-6H-TW-9.
- K-6H-1 Grenade Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi).
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