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Model: Kappa 3-2. Empty Mass: 20 kg (44 lb). Thrust (vac): 10.000 kN (2,248 lbf). Burn time: 3.00 sec. Propellants: Solid. Diameter: 0.13 m (0.42 ft). Length: 2.70 m (8.80 ft). Country: Japan. No Engines: 1. Motor: Kappa 1. Status: Retired 1957. First Flight: 1956. Last Flight: 1957. No Launched: 11. Used as: Kappa. Release conditions: ISAS. Model: Kappa 4-2. Empty Mass: 20 kg (44 lb). Thrust (vac): 10.000 kN (2,248 lbf). Burn time: 3.00 sec. Propellants: Solid. Diameter: 0.13 m (0.42 ft). Length: 2.70 m (8.80 ft). Country: Japan. No Engines: 1. Motor: Kappa 4. Status: Retired 1961. First Flight: 1957. Last Flight: 1961. No Launched: 3. Used as: Kappa. Release conditions: ISAS. Model: Kappa 4-1. Thrust (vac): 105.000 kN (23,604 lbf). Burn time: 3.00 sec. Propellants: Solid. Diameter: 0.33 m (1.08 ft). Length: 3.30 m (10.80 ft). Country: Japan. No Engines: 1. Motor: Kappa 4 Booster. Status: Retired 1961. First Flight: 1957. Last Flight: 1961. No Launched: 3. Used as: Kappa4. Release conditions: ISAS. Model: Kappa 2-1. Gross Mass: 200 kg (440 lb). Propellants: Solid. Diameter: 0.22 m (0.72 ft). Length: 2.50 m (8.20 ft). Country: Japan. No Engines: 1. Motor: K220. Status: Retired 1957. First Flight: 1957. Last Flight: 1957. No Launched: 4. Used as: K250. Release conditions: ISAS. Model: Kappa 5-1. Gross Mass: 200 kg (440 lb). Empty Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Thrust (vac): 34.000 kN (7,643 lbf). Burn time: 9.30 sec. Propellants: Solid. Diameter: 0.25 m (0.82 ft). Length: 2.30 m (7.50 ft). Country: Japan. No Engines: 1. Motor: K250. Status: Retired 1961. First Flight: 1958. Last Flight: 1961. No Launched: 22. Used as: K250. Release conditions: ISAS. Model: Kappa 8L-2. Gross Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Empty Mass: 20 kg (44 lb). Burn time: 5.30 sec. Propellants: Solid. Diameter: 0.16 m (0.52 ft). Length: 2.40 m (7.80 ft). Country: Japan. No Engines: 1. Motor: K160. Status: Retired 1966. First Flight: 1962. Last Flight: 1966. No Launched: 12. Used as: Kappa. Release conditions: ISAS. Used on Launch Vehicles: Kappa. 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.