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Kappa 9M
Part of Kappa
Japanese sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x K420H + 1 x K250
Status: Retired 1988. First Launch: 1962-11-25. Last Launch: 1988-01-25. Number: 81 . Payload: 50 kg (110 lb). Gross mass: 1,500 kg (3,300 lb). Height: 11.10 m (36.40 ft). Diameter: 0.42 m (1.37 ft). Apogee: 350 km (210 mi).
Payload: 50 kg (110 lb) to a 350 km altitude.
Country:
Japan.
Launch Sites:
Kagoshima.
Stages:
Kappa 9M-2,
K420H.
Agency:
ISAS.
1962 November 25 - .
02:01 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 58 km (36 mi).
1963 May 20 - .
02:09 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 345 km (214 mi).
1964 July 29 - .
10:07 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Chemical release mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
1964 November 5 - .
03:01 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 356 km (221 mi).
1965 January 22 - .
05:14 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 350 km (210 mi).
1965 February 6 - .
05:01 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 325 km (201 mi).
1965 February 6 - .
10:02 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Solar radio frequencies mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 335 km (208 mi).
1965 March 25 - .
11:21 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Airglow Aeronomy / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 320 km (190 mi).
1965 March 27 - .
05:01 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 335 km (208 mi).
1965 March 28 - .
07:01 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere / plasma mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 349 km (216 mi).
1965 July 26 - .
12:01 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Optical astronomy / x-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 350 km (210 mi).
1965 July 27 - .
03:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 317 km (196 mi).
1965 October 4 - .
03:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 299 km (185 mi).
1965 December 13 - .
06:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ozone profile Ionosphere / aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 318 km (197 mi).
1965 December 18 - .
06:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 316 km (196 mi).
1966 March 20 - .
12:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- XRA? / Airglow X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
1966 July 17 - .
02:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere / solar / solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 326 km (202 mi).
1966 August 3 - .
02:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 328 km (203 mi).
1966 August 10 - .
12:37 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- VLF Doppler Ionosphere / aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 330 km (200 mi).
1966 October 20 - .
08:25 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Gyro-plasma probe Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 353 km (219 mi).
1966 December 5 - .
02:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Gyro-plasma probe Aeronomy / ionosphere / solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 326 km (202 mi).
1967 January 31 - .
02:05 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere / solar radio frequencies mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 327 km (203 mi).
1969 January 8 - .
02:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Gyro-plasma probe Ionosphere / chemical release / fields mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 343 km (213 mi).
1969 January 19 - .
12:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Gryo-plasma probe Aeronomy / ionosphere / fields / mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 340 km (210 mi).
1969 February 13 - .
02:05 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Fields/Ultraviolet Astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 310 km (190 mi).
1969 August 7 - .
12:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- X-ray sources Ionosphere / plasma / x-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 340 km (210 mi).
1969 August 24 - .
08:04 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Radio noise Ionosphere / fields mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 341 km (211 mi).
1970 January 25 - .
05:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 369 km (229 mi).
1970 January 27 - .
10:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 357 km (221 mi).
1970 September 27 - .
06:42 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- B field Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 346 km (214 mi).
1971 January 16 - .
07:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 357 km (221 mi).
1971 January 23 - .
13:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 338 km (210 mi).
1971 January 24 - .
02:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Sco X-1 X-ray astronomy / solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 328 km (203 mi).
1971 August 18 - .
12:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 330 km (200 mi).
1971 August 25 - .
05:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 0 km (0 mi).
1971 August 26 - .
10:35 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Cs / Ba Release Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 340 km (210 mi).
1972 January 23 - .
11:22 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 340 km (210 mi).
1972 February 18 - .
09:28 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Cesium Release Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 310 km (190 mi).
1972 February 22 - .
06:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Aeronomy / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 352 km (218 mi).
1972 September 20 - .
05:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 326 km (202 mi).
1973 January 19 - .
09:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- VLF Ionosphere / active plasma mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 330 km (200 mi).
1973 February 23 - .
09:38 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Cesium Release Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 306 km (190 mi).
1973 August 21 - .
07:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Plasma / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 355 km (220 mi).
1973 August 27 - .
12:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 341 km (211 mi).
1974 January 16 - .
02:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere-solar mission Ionosphere-solar mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 360 km (220 mi).
1974 September 16 - .
15:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Plasma gun M / D Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 336 km (208 mi).
1974 September 19 - .
02:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 328 km (203 mi).
1974 September 20 - .
11:32 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Precipitate Electrons Ionosphere / x-ray / ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 348 km (216 mi).
1975 January 17 - .
09:35 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Airglow Aeronomy / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 363 km (225 mi).
1975 January 23 - .
11:05 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 353 km (219 mi).
1975 August 26 - .
10:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 351 km (218 mi).
1975 September 2 - .
12:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 311 km (193 mi).
1975 September 23 - .
12:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Soft X-ray X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 336 km (208 mi).
1976 January 16 - .
21:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Magnetospheric mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 367 km (228 mi).
1976 August 30 - .
19:55 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere / fields mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 288 km (178 mi).
1976 September 16 - .
02:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere / fields mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 359 km (223 mi).
1976 September 18 - .
10:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere / fields mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
1977 January 16 - .
12:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Near infrared Galactic Plane Infrared astronomy / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 324 km (201 mi).
1977 September 3 - .
10:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Aeronomy / ionosphere / solar extreme ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 376 km (233 mi).
1978 January 22 - .
02:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere / fields / solar mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 369 km (229 mi).
1978 January 27 - .
11:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Aeronomy / ionosphere / plasma mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 292 km (181 mi).
1978 February 26 - .
11:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ultraviolet astronomy / extreme ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 340 km (210 mi).
1978 August 15 - .
00:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 354 km (219 mi). PL fail.
1978 August 20 - .
11:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Near infrared Galactic Plane Test / infrared astronomy / ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 319 km (198 mi).
1979 January 16 - .
20:50 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Aeronomy / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 353 km (219 mi).
1979 January 21 - .
09:06 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Test / aeronomy / ionosphere / plasma mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 336 km (208 mi).
1979 August 18 - .
07:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- TED / TPI / NEL / PWN Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 365 km (226 mi).
1979 September 11 - .
01:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- SUV / AUV / NEL / EPA Ionosphere / solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 353 km (219 mi).
1980 January 16 - .
03:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- TPE-1 Ionosphere / tether mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 328 km (203 mi).
1980 September 2 - .
10:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Test / aeronomy / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 230 km (140 mi).
1980 September 4 - .
12:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 308 km (191 mi).
1982 January 15 - .
09:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 303 km (188 mi).
1982 February 13 - .
02:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Test / ionosphere / plasma / fields mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 328 km (203 mi).
1982 February 18 - .
12:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ultraviolet / x-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 315 km (195 mi).
1982 September 13 - .
12:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Near infrared Background Infrared astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 320 km (190 mi).
1983 January 14 - .
20:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Aeronomy / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 349 km (216 mi).
1984 January 13 - .
19:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- CIR Infrared astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 317 km (196 mi).
1985 September 14 - .
14:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- CBR Submillimeter radio astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 297 km (184 mi).
1986 January 31 - .
08:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 319 km (198 mi).
1987 February 22 - .
15:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- CBR Submillimeter radio astronomy mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 317 km (196 mi).
1988 January 25 - .
02:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kagoshima.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 9M.
- COREX Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Apogee: 359 km (223 mi).
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