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S-520
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Sounding rocket. Year: 1980. Family: Other Suborbital Vehicles. Country: Japan. Single stage vehicle consisting of 1 x S-520 Manufacturer: Nissan. Launches: 22. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 95.45%. First Launch Date: 1980-01-18. Last Launch Date: 1998-01-31. Launch data is: continuing. Apogee: 430 km (260 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 143.000 kN (32,147 lbf). Total Mass: 2,200 kg (4,800 lb). Core Diameter: 0.52 m (1.70 ft). Total Length: 9.00 m (29.50 ft).
S-520 Chronology 1980 January 18 - 06:20 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-1. - Heat Pipe Aeronomy/Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 329 km (204 mi). References: 1559.
1981 January 29 - 07:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-2. - TPE-2 Ionosphere/Tether mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 323 km (200 mi). References: 1559.
1981 September 5 - 01:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-4. - PL Recovery test/Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 224 km (139 mi). References: 1559.
1982 February 14 - 10:50 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-3. - 0.1m telescope test Ultraviolet Astronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 266 km (165 mi). References: 1559.
1982 September 6 - 02:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-5. - 0.1m telescope Solar Extreme ultraviolet mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 237 km (147 mi). References: 1559.
1983 August 29 - 10:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-6. - MINIX Plasma physics mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 238 km (147 mi). References: 1559.
1985 February 11 - 10:30 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-7. - Aeronomy/Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 362 km (224 mi). References: 1559.
1987 January 15 - 08:10 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-9. - Ionosphere/Aeronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 365 km (226 mi). References: 1559.
1987 February 21 - 16:15 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-8. - Ultraviolet Astronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 286 km (177 mi). References: 1559.
1989 September 4 - 16:15 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-10. - CIR Cosmic IR Infrared Astronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 288 km (178 mi). References: 1559.
1990 February 21 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-11. - CIR Infrared Astronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 317 km (196 mi). References: 1559.
1990 February 26 - 02:06 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-12. - Auroral mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 369 km (229 mi). References: 1559.
1991 February 12 - 03:29 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-14. - Auroral mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 353 km (219 mi). References: 1559.
1991 February 16 - 13:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-13. - Ultraviolet Astronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 337 km (209 mi). References: 1559.
1992 February 1 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-15. - CIR Infrared Astronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 338 km (210 mi). References: 1559.
1993 February 18 - 07:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-16. - METS Ionosphere/Active plasma mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 272 km (169 mi). References: 1559.
1994 December 1 - 21:39 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-21. - Auroral mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 344 km (213 mi). References: 1559.
1995 January 23 - 12:30 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-17. - Infrared Astronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 346 km (214 mi). References: 1559.
1995 January 28 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-19. - Extreme ultraviolet Astronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 330 km (200 mi). References: 1559.
1995 September 17 - 07:30 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-20. FAILURE: Failure. - Lunar Penetrator test technology mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). References: 1559.
1997 January 30 - 07:30 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-18. - Lunar Penetrator test technology mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 309 km (192 mi). References: 1900.
1998 January 31 - 04:30 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: K. Launch Vehicle: S-520. LV Configuration: S-520 S-520-22. - XUV Doppler Telescope Solar X-ray/Ultraviolet mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 270 km (160 mi). References: 1900.
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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