Kappa 8
Sounding rocket. Year: 1960. Family: Kappa. Country: Japan.

2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x K420 + 1 x Kappa 8

Manufacturer: ISAS. Launches: 20. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 95.00%. First Launch Date: 1960-03-28. Last Launch Date: 1970-09-02. Launch data is: complete. Payload: 50 kg (110 lb). Apogee: 160 km (90 mi). Total Mass: 1,500 kg (3,300 lb). Core Diameter: 0.42 m (1.37 ft). Total Length: 10.90 m (35.70 ft).

Kappa 8 Chronology

1960 March 28 - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8. LV Configuration: Kappa 8 K-8D-1.

  • Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). References: 1141.
1960 July 11 - 04:24 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8. LV Configuration: Kappa 8 K-8-1.
  • Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 1767.
1960 July 17 - 04:11 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8. LV Configuration: Kappa 8 K-8-2.
  • Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 182 km (113 mi). References: 1767.
1960 September 22 - 06:32 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8. LV Configuration: Kappa 8 K-8-3.
  • Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1767.
1960 September 26 - 11:25 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8. LV Configuration: Kappa 8 K-8-4.
  • Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 185 km (114 mi). References: 1767.
1961 March 27 - 04:08 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8. LV Configuration: Kappa 8 K-8-5.
  • Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 172 km (106 mi). References: 1767.
1961 April 18 - 12:27 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8. LV Configuration: Kappa 8 K-8-6.
  • Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 1767.
1961 July 21 - 02:42 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8. LV Configuration: Kappa 8 K-8-7 TW-10/ID-6.
  • Aeronomy/Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 158 km (98 mi). References: 1767.
1961 October 24 - 03:59 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8. LV Configuration: Kappa 8 K-8-8.
  • Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1767.
1961 October 30 - 11:13 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8. LV Configuration: Kappa 8 K-8-9.
  • Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 175 km (108 mi). References: 1767.
1962 May 24 - 10:50 GMT - Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8. LV Configuration: Kappa 8 K-8-10. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. References: 1767.
1962 December 18 - 05:03 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8. LV Configuration: Kappa 8 K-8-11.
  • Cosmic rays mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 202 km (125 mi). References: 1767.
1965 July 16 - 10:50 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8. LV Configuration: Kappa 8 K-8-12.
  • Aeronomy/Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi). References: 1592.
1965 August 7 - Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8. LV Configuration: Kappa 8 K-8(L).
  • Aeronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Launched from Lapan Space Center,Tjulitan, Jawa Barat, Jawa - Latitude: 6.26 S - Longitude: 106.87 E. References: 1717.
1965 August 11 - 01:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8. LV Configuration: Kappa 8 K-8(L)-4.
  • Aeronomy/Ionosphere/Fields mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Launched from Lapan Space Center,Tjulitan, Jawa Barat, Jawa - Latitude: 6.26 S - Longitude: 106.87 E. References: 1592.
1965 August 17 - 23:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8. LV Configuration: Kappa 8 K-8(L).
  • Aeronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Launched from Lapan Space Center,Tjulitan, Jawa Barat, Jawa - Latitude: 6.26 S - Longitude: 106.87 E. References: 1592.
1966 April 20 - 12:05 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8. LV Configuration: Kappa 8 K-8-13.
  • Aeronomy/Plasma/Fields mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 155 km (96 mi). References: 1592.
1966 October 20 - 02:20 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8. LV Configuration: Kappa 8 K-8-14.
  • Ionosphere/Fields/Solar mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 191 km (118 mi). References: 1592.
1969 January 9 - 07:40 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8. LV Configuration: Kappa 8 K-8-15.
  • Ionosphere/Fields mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 188 km (116 mi). References: 1592.
1970 September 2 - 10:14 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 8. LV Configuration: Kappa 8 K-8-16.
  • Ionosphere/Release mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 174 km (108 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.
  • 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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