N-I

In-active

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)

Sept. 9, 1975

Description

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.

Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    2
  • Max Stage
    3
  • Length
    34.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    131.0 T
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    N-I
  • Family
  • Variant
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    N-I
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    1200.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    360.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Commercial
President: Seiji Izumisawa
MHI 1884

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. MHI'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.

N-I | Kiku-4

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Sept. 3, 1982, 5 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese satellite designed to test a number of spacecraft technologies

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

N-I | Ayame 2

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Feb. 22, 1980, 8:35 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

One of two experimental communications satellites.

Geostationary Orbit
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N-I | Ayame

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Feb. 6, 1979, 8:46 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Japanese experimental communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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N-I | Ume 2

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Feb. 16, 1978, 4 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese ionospheric research satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

N-I | Kiku 2

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Feb. 23, 1977, 8:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese experimental geostationary satellite

Geostationary Orbit
Explore Share

N-I | Ume 1

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Feb. 29, 1976, 3:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese ionospheric research satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

N-I | Kiku-1

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Sept. 9, 1975, 5:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese experimental satellite

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

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