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Ohsumi 4

Lambda 4S

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Launch Status
Failure

Mission

Ohsumi 4

  • Type: Test Flight
  • Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

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

Location

KS Center

Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

KS Center has witnessed the launch of 7 rockets, including 7 orbital launch attempts. While Uchinoura Space Center, Japan, has been the site for 43 rocket launches.

The Uchinoura Space Center is a space launch facility in the Japanese town of Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture. All of Japan's scientific satellites were launched from Uchinoura prior to the M-V launch vehicles being decommissioned in 2006. It continues to be used for suborbital launches, stratospheric balloons and has also been used for the Epsilon orbital launch vehicle. Additionally, the center has antennas for communication with interplanetary space probes.

Rocket

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Lambda 4S

The Lambda was an experimental Japanese expendable carrier rocket

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Agency

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

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.

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