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Lambda 4S

In-active

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)

Sept. 26, 1966

Description

The Lambda was an experimental Japanese expendable carrier rocket

Specifications

Stages
4
Length
16.5 m
Diameter
0.74 m
Fairing Diameter
0.74 m
Launch Mass
9 T
Thrust
―

Family

Name
Lambda 4S
Family
―
Variant
4S
Alias
―
Full Name
Lambda 4S

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
―
Low Earth Orbit
26 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
―
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Government

None

ISAS

ISAS is a Japanese national research organization of astrophysics using rockets, astronomical satellites and interplanetary probes which played a major role in Japan's space development.

Previous Flights

flew on five previous launch(es).

Lambda 4S | Ohsumi 5

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | Japan
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Feb. 11, 1970, 4:25 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Ohsumi was a series of five small satellites built to become the first Japanese satellite on orbit.

Low Earth Orbit

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Lambda 4S | Ohsumi 4

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | Japan
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Sept. 22, 1969, 2:10 a.m.

Status: Launch Failure

Mission:

Ohsumi was a series of five small satellites built to become the first Japanese satellite on orbit.

Low Earth Orbit

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Lambda 4S | Ohsumi 3

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | Japan
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
April 13, 1967, 2:40 a.m.

Status: Launch Failure

Mission:

Ohsumi was a series of five small satellites built to become the first Japanese satellite on orbit.

Low Earth Orbit

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Lambda 4S | Ohsumi 2

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | Japan
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Dec. 20, 1966, 2:20 a.m.

Status: Launch Failure

Mission:

Ohsumi was a series of five small satellites built to become the first Japanese satellite on orbit.

Low Earth Orbit

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Lambda 4S | Ohsumi 1

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | Japan
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Sept. 26, 1966, 2:58 a.m.

Status: Launch Failure

Mission:

Ohsumi was a series of five small satellites built to become the first Japanese satellite on orbit.

Low Earth Orbit

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