Japanese sounding rocket. Single stage vehicle.
Status: Retired 1963.
Gross mass: 100 kg (220 lb).
Height: 2.80 m (9.10 ft).
Diameter: 0.16 m (0.52 ft).
Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
First Launch: 1963.08.10.
Number: 3 .
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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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Mitsubishi Japanese manufacturer of rockets, spacecraft, and rocket engines. Mitsubishi Electric Corp, Japan. More...
Associated Launch Sites
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Niijima Sounding rocket and test vehicle launch site, known to have been used for 18 launches from 1963 to 1965, reaching up to 150 kilometers altitude. More...
Associated Stages
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S-A-1 Solid propellant rocket stage. Loaded mass 100 kg. More...
S-A Chronology
1963 August 10 - .
04:58 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Niijima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-A.
LV Configuration: S-A1.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: STA. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
1963 August 10 - .
07:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Niijima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-A.
LV Configuration: S-A2.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: STA. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
1963 August 10 - .
08:58 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Niijima.
LV Family:
S.
Launch Vehicle:
S-A.
LV Configuration: S-A3.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: STA. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
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