April 13, 1967, 2:40 a.m. - April 13, 1967, 2:40 a.m.
Ohsumi 3
Overview
Destination: Low Earth Orbit Mission: Test Flight
Low Earth OrbitKS CenterUchinoura Space Center, Japan
Ohsumi was a series of five small satellites built to become the first Japanese satellite on orbit.
Lambda 4S
Family: Configuration: 4S
The Lambda was an experimental Japanese expendable carrier rocket
Specifications
Stages 4
Length
16.5 m
Diameter
0.74 m
Fairing Diameter
0.74 m
Launch Mass
9.0 T
Thrust ―
Family
Name
Lambda 4S
Family ―
Variant
4S
Alias
―
Full Name
Lambda 4S
Payload Capacity
Launch Cost ―
Low Earth Orbit
26.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit ―
Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
(ISAS)
Successes: 24Failures: 8Pending: 0
Agency
Type:
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.