Japanese sounding rocket. Single stage vehicle.
Status: Retired 1972.
Gross mass: 100 kg (220 lb).
Height: 4.00 m (13.10 ft).
Diameter: 0.16 m (0.52 ft).
Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).
First Launch: 1964.07.28.
Last Launch: 1972.04.16.
Number: 23 .
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Associated Countries
See also
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S Series of Japanese single-stage sounding rockets designed for low-cost observations of the ionosphere. More...
Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
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Nissan Japanese manufacturer of rocket engines and rockets. Nissan, Japan. More...
Associated Launch Sites
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Kagoshima Japanese launch center for solid fueled sounding rockets and satellite launchers. Limited to two months a year due to disturbance of local fisheries. More...
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Syowa Base Sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 54 launches from 1970 to 1985, reaching up to 222 kilometers altitude. More...
Associated Stages
S-160 Chronology
1964 July 28 - .
02:08 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160 PT-160-1.
- Propellant test - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 44 km (27 mi).
1965 July 21 - .
02:23 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160 ST-160-1.
- Spin test - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 9.00 km (5.50 mi).
1965 July 21 - .
05:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160 ST-160-2.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 14 km (8 mi).
1965 August 25 - .
00:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160 BT-160-1.
- Booster test - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 2.00 km (1.20 mi).
1965 August 25 - .
02:09 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160 BT-160-2.
- Booster test - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 9.00 km (5.50 mi).
1965 November 1 - .
02:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160 PT-160-2.
- Propellant test - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 93 km (57 mi).
1965 November 4 - .
07:25 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160 DS-160-1.
- Despin test - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 35 km (21 mi).
1966 April 25 - .
04:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160 IT-160-1.
- Instrument test - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 68 km (42 mi).
1967 January 24 - .
08:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160 MT-160-001.
- Meteorological Test Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 86 km (53 mi).
1967 January 27 - .
02:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160 IT-160-2.
- Instrument test - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 86 km (53 mi).
1968 September 10 - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160 ST-160-F-2.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).
1968 September 10 - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160 ST-160-F-1.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).
1968 September 12 - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160 SO-160-1.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).
1968 September 14 - .
01:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160-1.
- Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 82 km (50 mi).
1968 September 14 - .
04:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160-2.
- Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 82 km (50 mi).
1969 August 25 - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160 IT-160-3.
- Instrumentation Test Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 78 km (48 mi).
1970 January 23 - .
05:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160 MT-160-2.
- Meteorological Test Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).
1970 February 10 - .
12:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Syowa Base.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160JA-1.
- Auroral mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 87 km (54 mi).
1970 February 17 - .
12:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Syowa Base.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160JA-2.
- Auroral mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 88 km (54 mi).
1971 April 30 - .
10:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Syowa Base.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160JA-3.
- Auroral mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 83 km (51 mi).
1971 September 29 - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160-3.
- Parachute test - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).
1972 February 21 - .
02:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160-4.
- Fields mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 81 km (50 mi).
1972 April 16 - .
23:42 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Syowa Base.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-160.
LV Configuration: S-160JA-4.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 86 km (53 mi).
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