Ohsumi 5
Lambda 4S
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Ohsumi 5
Type: Test Flight
Ohsumi was a series of five small satellites built to become the first Japanese satellite on orbit.
Trajectory
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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 – ISAS
- 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.
