Kappa (rocket)

Kappa was a family of solid-fuel Japanese sounding rockets, which were built starting from 1956.

Kappa 1

 * Ceiling: 40 km
 * Takeoff thrust: 10.00 kN
 * Diameter: 0.13 m
 * Length: 2.70 m

Kappa 2

 * Ceiling: 40 km
 * Mass: 300 kg
 * Diameter: 0.22 m
 * Length: 5 m

Kappa 6 (in two stages)

 * Pay load: 20 kg
 * Ceiling: 60 km
 * Takeoff weight: 270 kg
 * Diameter: 0.25 m
 * Length: 5.61 m

Kappa 7

 * Ceiling: 50 km
 * Diameter: 0.42 m
 * Length: 8.70 m

Kappa 8 (in two stages)

 * Pay load: 50 kg
 * Ceiling: 160 km
 * Takeoff weight: 1500 kg
 * Diameter: 0.42 m
 * Length: 10.90 m

Kappa 4

 * Ceiling: 80 km
 * Takeoff thrust: 105.00 kN
 * Diameter: 0.33 m
 * Length: 5.90 m

Kappa 9L

 * Pay load: 15 kg
 * Ceiling: 350 km
 * Takeoff weight: 1550 kg
 * Diameter: 0.42 m
 * Length: 12.50 m

Kappa 9M

 * Pay load: 50 kg
 * Ceiling: 350 km
 * Mass: 1500 kg
 * Diameter: 0.42 m
 * Length: 11.10 m

Kappa 8L

 * Pay load: 25 kg
 * Ceiling: 200 km
 * Takeoff weight: 350 kg
 * Diameter: 0.25 m
 * Length: 7.30 m

Kappa 10

 * Ceiling: 742 km