Japanese sounding rocket. Single stage vehicle.
Gross mass: 200 kg (440 lb).
Height: 5.00 m (16.40 ft).
Diameter: 0.25 m (0.82 ft).
Apogee: 40 km (24 mi).
First Launch: 1966.01.26.
Last Launch: 1969.01.08.
Number: 2 .
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Associated Countries
See also
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Kappa The Kappa series represented Japan's first large post-war indigenously-developed sounding rockets. They led eventually to the Lambda and Mu solid rocket satellite launchers. More...
Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
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ISAS Japanese agency overseeing development of rockets, spacecraft, and rocket engines. Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, 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...
Associated Stages
S-250 Chronology
1966 January 26 - .
02:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
S-250.
LV Configuration: S-250 BT-250-1.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 6.00 km (3.70 mi).
1969 January 8 - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
S-250.
LV Configuration: S-250 SO-250-B.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
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