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Kappa 10
Part of Kappa
Japanese sounding rocket. 2-3 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x K420H + 1 x K420(1/3)
Status: Retired 1980. First Launch: 1965-11-08. Last Launch: 1980-08-26. Number: 15 . Gross mass: 1,800 kg (3,900 lb). Height: 9.80 m (32.10 ft). Diameter: 0.42 m (1.37 ft). Apogee: 742 km (461 mi).
Country:
Japan.
Launch Sites:
Kagoshima.
Stages:
K420(1/3),
K420H.
Agency:
ISAS.
1965 November 8 - .
05:05 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
- Test / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 228 km (141 mi).
1966 December 10 - .
11:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
- Aeronomy / solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 253 km (157 mi).
1967 March 7 - .
11:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
- Far ultraviolet Stellar photometer Ultraviolet astronomy / solar x-ray mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 248 km (154 mi).
1969 January 14 - .
10:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
- Langmuir probe Infrared / x-ray astronomy / solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 229 km (142 mi).
1969 February 13 - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
- TVC test (1-stage) test - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1969 September 6 - .
11:35 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
- Zodiacal light Ionosphere / astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 247 km (153 mi).
1971 August 20 - .
12:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
- Optical astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 274 km (170 mi).
1971 September 1 - .
02:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
- Solar ultraviolet Solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 228 km (141 mi).
1972 September 12 - .
11:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
- Fiberglass Casing Infrared astronomy / x-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 259 km (160 mi).
1973 February 19 - .
00:22 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
- Aeronomy / ionosphere / solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 236 km (146 mi).
1973 September 22 - .
09:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
- X-ray astronomy / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 242 km (150 mi).
1975 September 24 - .
05:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
- X-ray astronomy / solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 196 km (121 mi).
1976 January 18 - .
05:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 350 km (210 mi).
1977 September 14 - .
12:22 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
- Ultraviolet astronomy / extreme ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 204 km (126 mi).
1980 August 26 - .
11:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 10.
- GIR / GXV / STS X-ray astronomy / infrared astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 219 km (136 mi).
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