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Launch SuccessfulNational Space Development Agency of Japan
N-I: Kiku 2
Japanese experimental geostationary satellite
Wednesday, 23 February 1977
N-I
Mission Data
Launch VehicleN-I
Vehicle Record6 of 7 launches (85.7%)
Launch Provider🇯🇵 National Space Development Agency of Japan
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record14 successes / 1 failures (93%)
Success Streak10 consecutive
Mission TypeAstrophysics
Target OrbitGeostationary Orbit
Launch PadOsaki Launch Complex
Location🇯🇵 Tanegashima Space Center, Japan JPN
Orbital Launches This Year#15
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad24
Launches From This Site100
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About N-I
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.
Launch Site
Osaki Launch Complex · 30.3994°N 130.9702°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.