LS-A
LS-A rocket
Credit - NASDA
Test vehicle. Year: 1963. Family: Lambda. Country: Japan.

Early suborbital test version of the Lambda rocket series that would lead to Japan's first satellite launcher.

2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x LS-A Booster + 1 x LS-A

Manufacturer: MHI. Launches: 4. First Launch Date: 1963-08-10. Last Launch Date: 1965-11-22. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 60.000 kN (13,488 lbf). Total Mass: 800 kg (1,760 lb). Core Diameter: 0.35 m (1.14 ft). Total Length: 7.50 m (24.60 ft).

LS-A Chronology

1963 August 10 - 03:17 GMT - Launch Site: Niijima. Launch Vehicle: LS-A. LV Configuration: LS-A LS-A Sustainer.

  • Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: STA. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). References: 1904.
1964 July 22 - 02:50 GMT - Launch Site: Niijima. Launch Vehicle: LS-A. LV Configuration: LS-A LS-A-1.
  • Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: STA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 1904.
1964 July 22 - 08:55 GMT - Launch Site: Niijima. Launch Vehicle: LS-A. LV Configuration: LS-A LS-A-2.
  • Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: STA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 1904.
1965 November 22 - 06:35 GMT - Launch Site: Niijima. Launch Vehicle: LS-A. LV Configuration: LS-A LS-A-3.
  • Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: STA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 1904.
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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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