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Kappa 5

Launch vehicle · Japan

Part of Kappa

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Japanese sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Kappa 4 Booster + 1 x Kappa 4

Country: Japan
Launch Vehicles: K150
Launch Sites: Akita
Stages: Kappa 5-1
Agency: ISAS

Chronology

2 events

1958 April 20

00:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Akita. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 5.

Test mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 9.00 km (5.50 mi).

1958 May 26

03:41 GMT - . Launch Site: Akita. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 5.

Test mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).