LS-C
Test vehicle. Year: 1968. Family: Lambda. Country: Japan.

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

Manufacturer: MHI. Launches: 8. First Launch Date: 1968-09-19. Last Launch Date: 1974-02-09. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Total Mass: 2,300 kg (5,000 lb). Core Diameter: 0.60 m (1.96 ft). Total Length: 10.30 m (33.70 ft).



LS-C Chronology

1968 September 19 - 01:58 GMT - Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: T. Launch Vehicle: LS-C. LV Configuration: LS-C LS-C-D.

  • Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: STA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1904.
1969 February 6 - 06:31 GMT - Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: T. Launch Vehicle: LS-C. LV Configuration: LS-C LS-C-1.
  • Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: NASDA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1904.
1969 September 10 - 06:30 GMT - Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: T. Launch Vehicle: LS-C. LV Configuration: LS-C LS-C-2.
  • Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: NASDA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1904.
1970 February 3 - 06:03 GMT - Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: T. Launch Vehicle: LS-C. LV Configuration: LS-C LS-C-3.
  • Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: NASDA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1904.
1970 September 9 - 06:40 GMT - Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: T. Launch Vehicle: LS-C. LV Configuration: LS-C LS-C-4.
  • Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: NASDA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1904.
1971 September 10 - 06:47 GMT - Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: T. Launch Vehicle: LS-C. LV Configuration: LS-C LS-C-5.
  • Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: NASDA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1904.
1972 September 25 - 06:05 GMT - Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: T. Launch Vehicle: LS-C. LV Configuration: LS-C LS-C-6.
  • Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: NASDA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1904.
1974 February 9 - 06:30 GMT - Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: T. Launch Vehicle: LS-C. LV Configuration: LS-C LS-C-7.
  • LE-3 test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: NASDA. Apogee: 100 km (60 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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