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Test vehicle. Year: 1998. Family: Other Suborbital Vehicles. Country: Japan. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x S-520 + 1 x SS-520 St 2 Manufacturer: Nissan. Launches: 2. First Launch Date: 1998-02-05. Last Launch Date: 2000-12-04. Launch data is: continuing. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Total Mass: 2,600 kg (5,700 lb). Core Diameter: 0.52 m (1.70 ft). Total Length: 9.70 m (31.80 ft).
SS-520 Chronology 1998 February 5 - 08:30 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: K. Launch Vehicle: SS-520. LV Configuration: SS-520 SS-520-1. - Test/Plasma mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 750 km (460 mi). References: 1900.
2000 December 4 - 09:16 GMT - Launch Site: SvalRak. Launch Vehicle: SS-520. LV Configuration: SS-520 SS-520-2. - Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,108 km (688 mi). References: 1887.
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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