Lambda (rocket family)
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Lambda is the name of a family of Japanese carrier rockets. It consisted of the types Lambda 2, Lambda 3, Lambda 3H, Lambda 4S, Lambda 4SC, and Lambda 4T developed jointly by Institute of Industrial S
Lambda 4S (replica) and the launcher as exhibited at National Museum of Nature and Science.
Ohsumi (satellite)
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The Ohsumi satellite, Japan’s first artificial satellite, was launched on February 11, 1970, at 04:25 UTC by the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science from the Kagoshima Space Center, which is l
Lambda (rocket family)
…Lambda rockets were launched by ISAS, from Kagoshima pad L. On February 11, 1970, the first Japanese satellite Ohsumi was launched using a Lambda 4S rocket. The Lambda 4S was launched nine times, though five were failures. The first launch of the Lambda 4S rocket took…
Artist's rendition of Ohsumi in orbit.
Artificial Satellite "Ōsumi", testing model. Exhibit in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan.
Scale model of the Osumi at Noshiro City Children's Center