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Lambda 2

Launch vehicle · Japan

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Japanese test vehicle. 3-4 stage vehicle series.

3 stage vehicle consisting of 2 x SB-310 + 1 x L735 + 1 x Lambda2-2.

Payload: 180 kg (390 lb) to a 500 km altitude.

Country
Japan
Launch Sites
Kagoshima, Kagoshima L
Agency
ISAS

Chronology

2 events

1963 August 24

02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 2. FAILURE: Failure. Failed Stage: U.
  • Ionosphere / test - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 51 km (31 mi).

1963 December 11

05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. LV Family: Lambda. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 2.
  • Ionosphere mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 410 km (250 mi).