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Kagoshima L
Part of Kagoshima
SB-735, S, Lambda launch complex. Lambda Pad
First Launch: 1963-08-24. Last Launch: 1979-09-20. Number: 25 . Longitude: 131.08 deg. Latitude: 31.25 deg.
Country:
Japan.
Spacecraft:
Ohsumi,
Osumi.
Launch Vehicles:
Lambda 2,
Lambda 3,
Lambda 3H,
Lambda 4S,
Lambda 4T,
Lambda 4SC,
S-310,
S-520,
ST-735,
SS-520.
Launch Sites:
Kagoshima.
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).
1964 July 11 - .
02:02 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 3.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 857 km (532 mi).
1965 January 31 - .
05:01 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 3.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 1,040 km (640 mi).
1965 March 18 - .
10:07 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 3.
- X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 1,085 km (674 mi).
1966 March 5 - .
04:50 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 3H.
- X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 1,829 km (1,136 mi).
1966 July 23 - .
06:35 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 3H.
- Gyro-plasma probe Ionosphere / aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi).
1966 September 26 - .
02:58 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 4S.
FAILURE: Fourth stage attitude control failed..
Failed Stage: 4.
- Ohsumi 1 - .
Payload: L-4S-1. Mass: 26 kg (57 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Ohsumi.
Decay Date: 1966-09-26 . Apogee: 400 km (240 mi).
1966 December 20 - .
02:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 4S.
FAILURE: Fourth stage failed to ignite..
Failed Stage: 4.
- Ohsumi 2 - .
Payload: L-4S-2. Mass: 26 kg (57 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Ohsumi.
Decay Date: 1966-12-19 . Apogee: 400 km (240 mi).
1967 February 6 - .
02:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 3H.
- Ionosphere / chemical release / x-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 2,150 km (1,330 mi).
1967 April 13 - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 4S.
FAILURE: Fourth stage failed to ignite..
Failed Stage: 4.
- Ohsumi 3 - .
Payload: L-4S-3. Mass: 26 kg (57 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Ohsumi.
Decay Date: 1967-04-13 . Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1969 January 16 - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 3H.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi).
1969 September 3 - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 4T.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 400 km (240 mi).
1969 September 22 - .
02:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 4S.
FAILURE: Fourth stage control system malfunction after third stage collided with fourth stage..
Failed Stage: 4.
- Ohsumi 4 - .
Payload: L-4S-4. Mass: 25 kg (55 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Ohsumi.
Decay Date: 1969-09-22 . Apogee: 400 km (240 mi).
1970 January 21 - .
02:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 3H.
- Ionosphere / plasma mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 1,848 km (1,148 mi).
1970 February 11 - .
04:25 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 4S.
- Ohsumi 5 - .
Payload: L-4S-5. Mass: 12 kg (26 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Osumi.
Decay Date: 2003-08-02 . USAF Sat Cat: 4330 . COSPAR: 1970-011A. Apogee: 2,440 km (1,510 mi). Perigee: 323 km (200 mi). Inclination: 31.00 deg. Period: 113.40 min. Engineering tests. Engineering test for the launching of scientific satellites. Injection point 29.7 N, 145.8 E .
1970 September 19 - .
11:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 3H.
- X-ray / ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 2,017 km (1,253 mi).
1971 August 20 - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 4SC.
FAILURE: Failure.
Failed Stage: U.
- TVC test - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 1,500 km (900 mi).
1971 September 3 - .
12:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 3H.
- Aeronomy / ionosphere / x-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 1,718 km (1,067 mi).
1973 January 28 - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 4SC.
- TVC test - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 1,500 km (900 mi).
1974 January 22 - .
11:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 3H.
- St 2: 329 km X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 1,571 km (976 mi).
1974 September 1 - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 4SC.
- TVC test - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 1,500 km (900 mi).
1976 August 30 - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 4SC.
- Radar transponder - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 1,500 km (900 mi).
1977 August 16 - .
11:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 3H.
- Aeronomy / ionosphere / plasma mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 1,294 km (804 mi).
1979 September 20 - .
02:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
LV Family:
Lambda.
Launch Vehicle:
Lambda 4SC.
- TVC test - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 82 km (50 mi).
1980 January 18 - .
06:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-520.
- Heat Pipe Aeronomy / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 329 km (204 mi).
1981 January 29 - .
07:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-520.
- TPE-2 Ionosphere / tether mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 323 km (200 mi).
1981 September 5 - .
01:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-520.
- Payload recovery rest / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 224 km (139 mi).
1982 February 14 - .
10:50 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-520.
- 0.3m telescope test Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 266 km (165 mi).
1982 September 6 - .
02:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-520.
- 0.1m telescope Solar extreme ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 237 km (147 mi).
1983 August 29 - .
10:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-520.
- MINIX Plasma physics mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 238 km (147 mi).
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).
1985 February 7 - .
09:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-310.
- Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 213 km (132 mi).
1985 February 11 - .
10:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-520.
- Aeronomy / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 362 km (224 mi).
1986 February 1 - .
12:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-310.
- E-region Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 201 km (124 mi).
1986 September 6 - .
13:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-310.
- Airglow Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 202 km (125 mi).
1987 January 15 - .
08:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-520.
- E field Ionosphere / aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 365 km (226 mi).
1987 February 21 - .
16:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-520.
- GUV Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 286 km (177 mi).
1988 January 28 - .
02:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-310.
- D-region Ionosphere / aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 202 km (125 mi).
1989 February 1 - .
12:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-310.
- Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 230 km (140 mi).
1989 September 4 - .
16:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-520.
- CIR Cosmic infrared Infrared astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 288 km (178 mi).
1990 January 27 - .
19:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-310.
- Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 185 km (114 mi).
1990 February 21 - .
16:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-520.
- CIR Infrared astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 317 km (196 mi).
1991 February 16 - .
13:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-520.
- Extreme ultraviolet Telescopes Extreme ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 337 km (209 mi).
1992 January 28 - .
12:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-310.
- Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 223 km (138 mi).
1992 February 1 - .
16:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-520.
- CIR Infrared astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 338 km (210 mi).
1993 February 18 - .
07:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-520.
- METS Ionosphere / active plasma mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 272 km (169 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).
1995 January 23 - .
12:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-520.
- Submillimeter radio astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 346 km (214 mi).
1995 January 28 - .
16:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-520.
- Extreme ultraviolet Telescopes Extreme ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 330 km (200 mi).
1995 September 17 - .
07:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-520.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Lunar Penetrator test technology mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi).
1996 February 11 - .
11:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-310.
- NTV-1 Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 199 km (123 mi).
1996 August 20 - .
15:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-310.
- SEEK-1 Plasma mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 177 km (109 mi).
1996 August 26 - .
14:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-310.
- SEEK-1 Plasma mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 180 km (110 mi).
1997 January 30 - .
07:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-520.
- Lunar Penetrator test technology mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 309 km (192 mi).
1998 January 25 - .
08:35 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-310.
- SEEK Ozone Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 183 km (113 mi).
1998 January 31 - .
04:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-520.
- SOLAR-B XDT Solar x-ray / ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 270 km (160 mi).
1998 February 5 - .
08:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
LV Family:
S-520.
Launch Vehicle:
SS-520.
- ENA / EPS / LAP Test / plasma mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 750 km (460 mi).
1999 February 2 - .
01:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-310.
- SELENE RF / X-ray test Ionosphere / x-ray mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 184 km (114 mi).
2000 January 9 - .
20:50 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-310.
- WAVE2000 Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 179 km (111 mi).
2002 February 6 - .
10:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-310.
- NTV-2 Thermosphere Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
2002 August 3 - .
14:24 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-310.
- SEEK-2 Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 152 km (94 mi).
2002 August 3 - .
14:39 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-310.
- SEEK-2 Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 117 km (72 mi).
2004 January 17 - .
15:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-310.
- WAVE2004 Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 141 km (87 mi).
2004 August 9 - .
08:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-310.
- Solar Sails Technology mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 170 km (100 mi).
2006 January 22 - .
04:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-310.
- Furoshiki Technology test - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: JAXA.
Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).
2007 January 16 - .
02:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Pad: K.
Launch Vehicle:
S-310.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: JAXA.
Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).
2008 February 6 - .
11:14 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
Launch Complex:
Kagoshima L.
Launch Vehicle:
S-310.
- VLF/Chaff - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: JAXA.
Apogee: 157 km (97 mi).
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