SS-520
In-activeJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Feb. 3, 2018
Description
The fifth configuration of the SS-520, succeeded as the smallest rocket to put something into orbit. It holds this title to this day.
Specifications
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Stages
3 -
Length
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Diameter
0.5 m -
Fairing Diameter
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Launch Mass
3.0 T -
Thrust
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Apogee (Sub-Orbital)
1000.0 km
Family
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Name
SS-520 -
Family
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Variant
5 -
Alias
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Full Name
SS-520-5
Payload Capacity
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Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
4.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Government
Administrator: Hiroshi Yamakawa
JAXA 2003The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's national aero-space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and the launch of satellites into orbit, and is involved in many more advanced missions, such as asteroid exploration and possible manned exploration of the Moon. JAXA launch their Epsilon vehicle from the Uchinoura Space Center and their H-II vehicles from the Tanegashima Space Center.
SS-520-5 | TRICOM-1R
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency | JapanUchinoura Space Center, Japan
Feb. 3, 2018, 5:03 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
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