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SB-735

Launch vehicle · Japan

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Japanese sounding rocket.

Subtopics

  • ST-735 Japanese test vehicle. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x ST-735 + 1 x ST-735 stage 2
  • NAL-735 Japanese test vehicle. Single stage vehicle.

Related

Country
Japan
Agency
ISAS
Bibliography
2

Chronology

4 events

1984 January 17

Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K?. LV Family: SB-735. Launch Vehicle: ST-735.
  • SRB Sep test - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1994 September 16

04:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima L. Launch Pad: K?. LV Family: SB-735. Launch Vehicle: ST-735.
  • FIH test - . Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 118 km (73 mi).

2002 July 14

01:34 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. LV Family: SB-735. Launch Vehicle: NAL-735. FAILURE: Failure.
  • National Experimental Supersonic Transport NEXST-1 test - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NAL. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi). The intention was that an 11.5-m-long, one tenth scale model of the aircraft would be propelled by the NAL-735 solid rocket booster to Mach 2 at 18 km altitude. Instead the vehicle lost stability and crashed near the launch point..

2005 October 9

21:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA1. LV Family: SB-735. Launch Vehicle: NAL-735.
  • NEXST-1 F2 - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NAL. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).