Ohsumi 3
Lambda 4S
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Mission
Ohsumi 3
Type: Test Flight
Ohsumi was a series of five small satellites built to become the first Japanese satellite on orbit.
Location
Lambda Pad
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
43 rockets have launched from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
Rocket
Lambda 4S – Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Family: Lambda
Length: 16.5 m
Diameter: 0.74 m
Launch Mass: 9 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 26 kg
The Lambda 4S was manufactured by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science with the first launch on 1966-09-26. Lambda 4S has 1 successful launches and 4 failed launches with a total of 5 launches. The Lambda was an experimental Japanese expendable carrier rocket
Agency
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Type: Government
Abbreviation: ISAS
Launchers: Lambda
Country: JPN
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.
