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LS-C

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Japanese Mitsubishi solid rocket test vehicle. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x LS-C Booster + 1 x LS-C

Subtopics

  • LS-A Japanese test vehicle. Early suborbital test version of the Lambda rocket series.

Related

Country
Japan

Chronology

12 events

1963 August 10

03:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Niijima. LV Family: LS-C. Launch Vehicle: LS-A.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: STA. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1964 July 22

02:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Niijima. LV Family: LS-C. Launch Vehicle: LS-A.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: STA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1964 July 22

08:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Niijima. LV Family: LS-C. Launch Vehicle: LS-A.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: STA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1965 November 22

06:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Niijima. LV Family: LS-C. Launch Vehicle: LS-A.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: STA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1968 September 19

01:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Tanegashima T. Launch Vehicle: LS-C.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: STA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1969 February 6

06:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Tanegashima T. Launch Vehicle: LS-C.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NASDA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1969 September 10

06:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Tanegashima T. Launch Vehicle: LS-C.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NASDA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1970 February 3

06:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Tanegashima T. Launch Vehicle: LS-C.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NASDA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1970 September 9

06:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Tanegashima T. Launch Vehicle: LS-C.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NASDA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1971 September 10

06:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Tanegashima T. Launch Vehicle: LS-C.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NASDA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1972 September 25

06:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Tanegashima T. Launch Vehicle: LS-C.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NASDA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1974 February 9

06:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Tanegashima T. Launch Vehicle: LS-C.
  • LE-3 test - . Nation: Japan. Agency: NASDA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).