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Model: Kappa 9L-1. Gross Mass: 1,200 kg (2,600 lb). Empty Mass: 200 kg (440 lb). Thrust (vac): 110.000 kN (24,720 lbf). Burn time: 17 sec. Propellants: Solid. Diameter: 0.42 m (1.37 ft). Length: 5.80 m (19.00 ft). Country: Japan. No Engines: 1. Motor: K420. Status: Retired 1970. First Flight: 1959. Last Flight: 1970. No Launched: 23. Used as: K420. Release conditions: ISAS. Model: Kappa 10S-1. Gross Mass: 1,200 kg (2,600 lb). Empty Mass: 200 kg (440 lb). Thrust (vac): 110.000 kN (24,720 lbf). Burn time: 17 sec. Propellants: Solid. Diameter: 0.42 m (1.37 ft). Length: 5.80 m (19.00 ft). Country: Japan. No Engines: 1. Motor: K420H. Status: Retired 1988. First Flight: 1962. Last Flight: 1988. No Launched: 99. Used as: K420. Release conditions: ISAS. Model: Lambda 2-2. Gross Mass: 1,400 kg (3,000 lb). Empty Mass: 300 kg (660 lb). Thrust (vac): 110.000 kN (24,720 lbf). Burn time: 17 sec. Propellants: Solid. Diameter: 0.42 m (1.37 ft). Length: 8.70 m (28.50 ft). Country: Japan. No Engines: 1. Motor: K420. Status: Retired 1963. First Flight: 1963. Last Flight: 1963. No Launched: 2. Used as: K420. Release conditions: ISAS. Model: Lambda 3-3. Gross Mass: 500 kg (1,100 lb). Empty Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Thrust (vac): 110.000 kN (24,720 lbf). Propellants: Solid. Diameter: 0.42 m (1.37 ft). Length: 4.80 m (15.70 ft). Country: Japan. No Engines: 1. Motor: K420. Status: Retired 1965. First Flight: 1964. Last Flight: 1965. No Launched: 3. Used as: K420. Release conditions: ISAS. Model: Lambda 3-2. Gross Mass: 1,800 kg (3,900 lb). Empty Mass: 300 kg (660 lb). Thrust (vac): 110.000 kN (24,720 lbf). Burn time: 17 sec. Propellants: Solid. Diameter: 0.42 m (1.37 ft). Length: 11.00 m (36.00 ft). Country: Japan. No Engines: 1. Motor: K420. Status: Retired 1965. First Flight: 1964. Last Flight: 1965. No Launched: 3. Used as: K420. Release conditions: ISAS. Model: Kappa 10S-2. Thrust (vac): 45.000 kN (10,116 lbf). Propellants: Solid. Diameter: 0.42 m (1.37 ft). Length: 2.00 m (6.50 ft). Country: Japan. No Engines: 1. Motor: K420(1/3). Status: Retired 1980. First Flight: 1965. Last Flight: 1980. No Launched: 19. Used as: K420. Release conditions: ISAS. Model: M-V-4. Gross Mass: 1,430 kg (3,150 lb). Empty Mass: 118 kg (260 lb). Thrust (vac): 51.900 kN (11,668 lbf). Isp: 298 sec. Burn time: 73 sec. Propellants: Solid. Isp(sl): 0 sec. Diameter: 1.20 m (3.90 ft). Span: 1.20 m (3.90 ft). Length: 1.50 m (4.90 ft). Country: Japan. No Engines: 1. Motor: M-V-4. Status: Active. Cost $ : 3.000 million. First Flight: 1997. Last Flight: 2006. No Launched: 7. Used on Launch Vehicles: Kappa. Lambda. M-V. Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted.