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S-160
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Sounding rocket. Year: 1965. Family: Other Suborbital Vehicles. Country: Japan. Single stage vehicle consisting of 1 x S-160 Manufacturer: Nissan. Launches: 23. First Launch Date: 1964-07-28. Last Launch Date: 1972-04-16. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). Total Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Core Diameter: 0.16 m (0.52 ft). Total Length: 4.00 m (13.10 ft).
S-160 Chronology 1964 July 28 - 02:08 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 PT-160-1. - Propellant Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 44 km (27 mi). References: 1144.
1965 July 21 - 05:20 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 ST-160-2. - Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 14 km (8 mi). References: 1144.
1965 July 21 - 02:23 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 ST-160-1. - Spin test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 9.00 km (5.50 mi). References: 1144.
1965 August 25 - 02:09 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 BT-160-2. - Booster test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 9.00 km (5.50 mi). References: 1144.
1965 August 25 - 00:15 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 BT-160-1. - Booster test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 2.00 km (1.20 mi). References: 1144.
1965 November 1 - 02:15 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 PT-160-2. - Propellant Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 93 km (57 mi). References: 1144.
1965 November 4 - 07:25 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 DS-160-1. - Despin test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 35 km (21 mi). References: 1144.
1966 April 25 - 04:15 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 IT-160-1. - Instrument test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 68 km (42 mi). References: 1145.
1967 January 24 - 08:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 MT-160-001. - Meteorological test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 86 km (53 mi). References: 1592.
1967 January 27 - 02:15 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 IT-160-2. - Instrument test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 86 km (53 mi). References: 1145.
1968 September 10 - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 ST-160-F-2. - Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 1592.
1968 September 10 - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 ST-160-F-1. - Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 1592.
1968 September 12 - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 SO-160-1. - Test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 1592.
1968 September 14 - 01:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 S-160-1. - Aeronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 82 km (50 mi). References: 1592.
1968 September 14 - 04:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 S-160-2. - Aeronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 82 km (50 mi). References: 1592.
1969 August 25 - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 IT-160-3. - Instrumentation Test Aeronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 78 km (48 mi). References: 1139.
1970 January 23 - 05:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 MT-160-2. - Meteorological test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi). References: 1139.
1970 February 10 - 12:30 GMT - Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 S-160JA-1. - Auroral mission Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 87 km (54 mi). References: 1592.
1970 February 17 - 12:10 GMT - Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 S-160JA-2. - Auroral mission Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 88 km (54 mi). References: 1592.
1971 April 30 - 10:00 GMT - Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 S-160JA-3. - Auroral mission Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 83 km (51 mi). References: 1592.
1971 September 29 - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 S-160-3. - Para. test mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). References: 1148.
1972 February 21 - 02:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 S-160-4. - Fields mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 81 km (50 mi). References: 1592.
1972 April 16 - 23:42 GMT - Launch Site: Syowa Base. Launch Vehicle: S-160. LV Configuration: S-160 S-160JA-4. - Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: NIPR. Apogee: 86 km (53 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.
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