Ohsumi 4
Lambda 4S
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
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
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.
