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K150

Launch vehicle · Japan

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Japanese ISAS sounding rocket. 1/1.6 subscale test rocket used in development of the Kappa 9L sounding rockets.

Related

Country
Japan
Launch Vehicles
K150, Kappa 5, Kappa 6, Kappa 6H, Kappa 9L
Propellants
Solid
Agency
ISAS

Chronology

14 events

1958 April 8

01:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: K150.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 6.00 km (3.70 mi).

1958 April 24

00:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: K150.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 6.00 km (3.70 mi).

1958 April 24

04:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: K150.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 6.00 km (3.70 mi).

1958 May 27

03:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: K150.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).

1960 December 1

Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: K150.
  • K-9L 1 / 1.6 Model test - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).

1960 December 1

Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: K150.
  • K-9L 1 / 1.6 Model test - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).

1961 October 26

02:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: K150.
  • Four Nozzle test - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).

1961 December 20

06:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: K150.
  • Radar test - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).

1962 March 29

02:34 GMT - . Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: K150.
  • Heating Test K-6S Prototype - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).

1962 August 1

Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima TMP. Launch Vehicle: K150.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).

1962 November 21

02:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: K150.
  • Launcher Test - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).

1962 November 21

06:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: K150.
  • Spin Test - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 6.00 km (3.70 mi).

1962 November 25

06:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: K150.
  • Spin Test - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1962 December 20

03:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: K150.
  • Operational Reliability Electronics test - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).