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Sounding rocket launch site for Kappa series, known to have been used for 81 launches from 1956 to 1990. General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology 1956 September 24 - 00:02 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 1 K-1-1 K-I-S-1 test Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). 1956 September 28 - 02:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 1 K-1-2 K-I-S-2 test Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). 1956 September 29 - 01:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 1 K-1-3 K-I-S-3 test Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). 1956 December 3 - 04:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 1 K-1-4 K-I-T-1 test Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). 1956 December 8 - 03:32 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 1 K-1-5 K-I-T-2 test Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). 1956 December 11 - 03:26 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 1 K-1-6 K-I-T-3 test Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). 1956 December 13 - 02:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 1 K-1-7 K-I-T-4 test Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). 1957 April 30 - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 2 K-2-1 Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi). 1957 May 2 - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 3 K-3-1 Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi). 1957 June 22 - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 3 K-3-2 Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi). 1957 July 26 - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 3 K-3-3 Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi). 1957 September 20 - 10:03 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 4 K-4-1 Chemical release mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi). 1957 September 22 - 10:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 4 K-4-2 Chemical release mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi). 1958 April 8 - 01:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. K150 K150S-1 Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 6.00 km (3.70 mi). 1958 April 20 - 00:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 5 K-5-1 Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 9.00 km (5.50 mi). 1958 April 24 - 00:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. K150 K150T-1 Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 6.00 km (3.70 mi). 1958 April 24 - 04:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. K150 K150T-2 Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 6.00 km (3.70 mi). 1958 May 26 - 03:41 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 5 K-5-L Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi). 1958 May 27 - 03:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. K150 K150G Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). 1958 June 14 - 01:11 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). 1958 June 16 - 02:36 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 6 K-6-1 Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi). 1958 June 20 - 06:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 6 K-6-2 Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 45 km (27 mi). 1958 June 24 - 01:51 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 6 K-6-TW-1 TW-1 / S1 Aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 25 km (15 mi). 1958 June 30 - 07:42 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 6 K-6-TW-2 S2 Aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 45 km (27 mi). 1958 September 12 - 01:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 6 K-6-3 Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 4.00 km (2.40 mi). 1958 September 14 - 02:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 6 K-6-4 Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi). 1958 September 25 - 02:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 6 K-6-TW-3 S3 Aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 44 km (27 mi). 1958 September 25 - 05:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 6 K-6-RS-1 Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 51 km (31 mi). 1958 September 26 - 03:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 6 K-6-TW-4 Aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 58 km (36 mi). 1958 November 28 - 03:07 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 6 K-6-CP-1 FAILURE: Failure. Chemical release / aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 36 km (22 mi). 1958 November 29 - 03:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 6 K-6-RS-2 FAILURE: Failure. Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi). 1958 November 30 - 04:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 6 K-6-CP-2 Chemical release / aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 49 km (30 mi). 1958 December 23 - 03:03 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 6 K-6-TW-5 Grenade Aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi). 1959 March 17 - 01:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 6 K-6-RS-3 Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi). 1959 March 18 - 02:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 6 K-6-TW-6 Grenade Aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). 1959 March 19 - 01:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 6 K-6-RS-4 Solar ultraviolet mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). 1959 March 20 - 02:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 6 K-6-TW-7 Grenade Aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). 1959 November 18 - 05:03 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 7 K-7-1 Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 53 km (32 mi). 1960 March 28 - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 8 K-8D-1 Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). 1960 July 11 - 04:24 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 8 K-8-1 Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). 1960 July 17 - 04:11 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 8 K-8-2 Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 182 km (113 mi). 1960 September 17 - 02:47 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 6 K-6-TW-8 K-6-18 Grenade Aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 46 km (28 mi). 1960 September 22 - 06:32 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 8 K-8-3 Ionosphere mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1960 September 26 - 11:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 8 K-8-4 Ionosphere mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 185 km (114 mi). 1960 September 29 - 02:46 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 6H K-6H-TW-9 K-6H-1 Grenade Aeronomy mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi). 1960 December 1 - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. K150 SP-150-2 K-9L 1 / 1.6 Model test Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). 1960 December 1 - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. K150 SP-150-1 K-9L 1 / 1.6 Model test Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). 1961 March 27 - 04:08 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 8 K-8-5 Ionosphere mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 172 km (106 mi). 1961 April 1 - 03:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 9L K-9L-1 Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 350 km (210 mi). 1961 April 18 - 12:27 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 8 K-8-6 Ionosphere mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). 1961 July 21 - 02:42 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 8 K-8-7 TW-10/ID-6 Aeronomy / ionosphere mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 158 km (98 mi). 1961 October 24 - 03:59 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 8 K-8-8 Ionosphere mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1961 October 30 - 11:13 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 8 K-8-9 Ionosphere mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 175 km (108 mi). 1961 December 26 - 05:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 9L K-9L-2 Test mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 343 km (213 mi). 1962 May 24 - 10:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Kappa 8 K-8-10 FAILURE: Failure. Ionosphere mission Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). 1990 January 2 - 23:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 84 km (52 mi). 1990 January 3 - 00:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 84 km (52 mi). 1990 January 9 - 23:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 84 km (52 mi). 1990 January 9 - 23:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 76 km (47 mi). 1990 January 16 - 23:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 83 km (51 mi). 1990 January 16 - 23:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 76 km (47 mi). 1990 January 23 - 23:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). 1990 January 23 - 23:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 76 km (47 mi). 1990 January 30 - 23:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 86 km (53 mi). 1990 January 30 - 23:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 82 km (50 mi). 1990 February 6 - 23:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 88 km (54 mi). 1990 February 7 - 00:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 84 km (52 mi). 1990 February 13 - 23:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 87 km (54 mi). 1990 February 20 - 23:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 77 km (47 mi). 1990 February 27 - 23:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 88 km (54 mi). 1990 March 6 - 23:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 86 km (53 mi). 1990 March 13 - 02:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 84 km (52 mi). 1990 March 20 - 23:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 83 km (51 mi). 1990 March 27 - 23:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 86 km (53 mi). 1990 November 6 - 23:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 83 km (51 mi). 1990 November 13 - 23:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 83 km (51 mi). 1990 November 20 - 22:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 87 km (54 mi). 1990 November 27 - 23:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 84 km (52 mi). 1990 December 4 - 23:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 85 km (52 mi). 1990 December 11 - 23:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 85 km (52 mi). 1990 December 25 - 23:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: M-100. Apogee: 82 km (50 mi). 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. |
