Japanese sounding rocket. Three stage vehicle consisting of 1 x K420 + 1 x Kappa 6 + 1 x Kappa 6 St2
Payload: 15 kg (33 lb) to a 350 km altitude.
Gross mass: 1,550 kg (3,410 lb).
Payload: 15 kg (33 lb).
Height: 12.50 m (41.00 ft).
Diameter: 0.42 m (1.37 ft).
Apogee: 350 km (210 mi).
First Launch: 1961.04.01.
Last Launch: 1961.12.26.
Number: 2 .
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Associated Countries
See also
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Kappa The Kappa series represented Japan's first large post-war indigenously-developed sounding rockets. They led eventually to the Lambda and Mu solid rocket satellite launchers. More...
Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
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ISAS Japanese agency overseeing development of rockets, spacecraft, and rocket engines. Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan. More...
Associated Launch Sites
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Akita Sounding rocket launch site for Kappa series, known to have been used for 81 launches from 1956 to 1990. More...
Associated Stages
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Kappa 5-1 Solid rocket stage. 34.00 kN (7,644 lbf) thrust. Mass 200 kg (441 lb). More...
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Kappa 6H-2 Solid rocket stage. 19.00 kN (4,271 lbf) thrust. Mass 100 kg (220 lb). More...
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Kappa 9L-1 Solid rocket stage. 110.00 kN (24,729 lbf) thrust. Mass 1,200 kg (2,646 lb). More...
Kappa 9L Chronology
1961 April 1 - .
03:25 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9L.
LV Configuration: Kappa 9L K-9L-1.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 350 km (210 mi).
1961 December 26 - .
05:05 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Akita.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9L.
LV Configuration: Kappa 9L K-9L-2.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 343 km (213 mi).
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