Lamda-4S
Lamda-4S - COSPAR 1970-011
Japanese all-solid orbital launch vehicle. All solid-propellant vehicle, Japan's first satellite launcher. The L-4S project simulated the procedures and demonstrated the capabilities required for orbital satellite launch essential to the follow-on Mu project.
Failures: 6. Success Rate: 82.86%. First Fail Date: 1963-08-24. Last Fail Date: 1971-08-20. Launch data is: complete.
Status: Retired 1977.
First Launch: 1963.08.10.
Last Launch: 1977.08.16.
Number: 35 .
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Associated Countries
Associated Spacecraft
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Ohsumi Japanese technology satellite. 4 launches, 1966.09.26 (Ohsumi 1) to 1969.09.22 (Ohsumi 4). Small engineering test satellites lofted by Japan's first indigenous launch vehicle. More...
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Osumi Japanese technology satellite. One launch, 1970.02.11, Ohsumi 5. Engineering test for the launching of scientific satellites. Injection point 29.7 N, 145.8 E. More...
See also
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Lambda All solid-propellant vehicle, Japan's first satellite launcher. The L-4S project simulated the procedures and demonstrated the capabilities required for orbital satellite launch essential to the follow-on Mu project. More...
Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
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Mitsubishi Japanese manufacturer of rockets, spacecraft, and rocket engines. Mitsubishi Electric Corp, Japan. More...
Bibliography
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McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: here.
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JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: here.
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Gatland, Kenneth, Missiles and Rockets, Macmillan, New York, 1975.
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Ley, Willy, Rockets Missiles and Men in Space, Viking Press, New York, 1968.
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Bramscher, Robert G, "A Survey of Launch Vehicle Failures", Spaceflight, 1980, Volume 22, page 351.
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