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Lambda 4S

Lambda 4S

🏭 Institute of Space and Astronautical Science🌐 Japanese📖 Wikipedia

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The Lambda was an experimental Japanese expendable carrier rocket

0.0 t

LEO Capacity

16.5 m

Height

5

Total Launches

20.0%

Success Rate

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📊 Specifications

📏Height

16.5 m

⭕Diameter

0.74 m

⚖️Launch Mass

9 kg

🛰️LEO Capacity

26 kg

🌍GTO Capacity

—

🗓️Maiden Flight

Sep 26, 1966

🚀Total Launches

5

✅Success Rate

20%

♻️Reusable

Expendable

🏭Manufacturer

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

🌐Country

Japanese

📋Status

Retired

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