N-I (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)
The N-I, manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries established in 1884, undertook its inaugural launch on 09/09/1975, is non-reusable and is inactive.
N-I has 6 successful launches and 1 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 7 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.
The N-I or N-1 was a derivative of the American Thor-Delta rocket, produced under licence in Japan. It used a Thor-ELT first stage, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries-designed LE-3 engine was used as a second stage, and three Castor SRMs. Seven were launched between 1975 and 1982, before it was replaced by the N-II.
- Length: 34 m
- Diameter: 2.44 m
- Launch Mass: 131 T
- LEO Capacity: 1200 kg
- GTO Capacity: 360 kg
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)
President: Seiji Izumisawa
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group. n nMHI's products include aerospace components, air conditioners, aircraft, automotive components, forklift trucks, hydraulic equipment, machine tools, missiles, power generation equipment, printing machines, ships and space launch vehicles. Through its defense-related activities, it is the world's 23rd-largest defense contractor measured by 2011 defense revenues and the largest based in Japan.
