Lambda 4S
Lambda familyInstitute of Space and Astronautical ScienceRetired
The Lambda was an experimental Japanese expendable carrier rocket
Specifications
- Height
- 16.5 m
- Diameter
- 0.74 m
- Launch mass
- 9 t
- Stages
- 4
- LEO capacity
- 26 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
5flightswith a definitive outcome
20%success rate1 of 5
4failuresincluding partial failures
1success streakcurrent
First flight September 26, 1966 · latest February 11, 1970
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Lambda 4S flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1967 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 | 1 |