Niijima
Niijima
Credit - © Mark Wade
Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: Japan. Country: Japan. Latitude: 34°20' N. Longitude: 139°16' E.

Sounding rocket and test vehicle launch site.

Niijima Chronology and Launch Log
  • 1963 August 10 04:58 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: S. S-A S-A1 Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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