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Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: Japan. Country: Japan. Latitude: 34.33766 deg. Longitude: 139.26575 deg.

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.

General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology

1963 August 10 - 03:17 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. LS-A Sustainer Test mission Agency: STA. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1963 August 10 - 04:58 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-A1 Test mission Agency: STA. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1963 August 10 - 07:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-A2 Test mission Agency: STA. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1963 August 10 - 08:58 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-A3 Test mission Agency: STA. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1964 July 17 - 07:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-B S-B1 Test mission Agency: STA. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).

1964 July 19 - 03:47 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-B S-B2 Test mission Agency: STA. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).

1964 July 22 - 02:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. LS-A-1 Test mission Agency: STA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1964 July 22 - 08:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. LS-A-2 Test mission Agency: STA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1964 July 23 - 03:37 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-B S-B3 Test mission Agency: STA. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).

1965 June 15 - 02:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-B S-B4 Test mission Agency: STA. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).

1965 June 16 - 04:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-B S-B5 Test mission Agency: STA. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).

1965 June 17 - 07:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. HM-16 HM-16-D Test mission Agency: STA. Apogee: 52 km (32 mi).

1965 June 18 - 07:43 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. HM-16 HM-16-IT Test mission Agency: STA. Apogee: 38 km (23 mi).

1965 November 16 - 02:09 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. ST ST-I F1 Test mission Agency: STA. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).

1965 November 17 - 06:34 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. NAL-16 NAL-16TR Test mission Agency: STA. Apogee: 45 km (27 mi).

1965 November 18 - 06:42 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-B SB-II F6 Test mission Agency: STA. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).

1965 November 19 - 01:44 GMT - Launch Vehicle: S. S-B SB-II F7 Test mission Agency: STA. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).

1965 November 22 - 06:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Lambda. LS-A-3 Test mission Agency: STA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

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