N-I Launch Vehicle
N-I was Japan's first operational launch vehicle for its applications-satellite program. The three-stage launcher used licensed U.S. Thor-Delta technology while building domestic systems experience for experimental, communications, meteorological, ionospheric, and engineering satellites; seven vehicles flew between 1975 and 1982.
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Identity
- Aliases
- N-1N IN-Iロケット
- Family Name
- N-I
- Full Name
- N-I Launch Vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- N-I was Japan's first operational launch vehicle for its applications-satellite program. The three-stage launcher used licensed U.S. Thor-Delta technology while building domestic systems experience for experimental, communications, meteorological, ionospheric, and engineering satellites; seven vehicles flew between 1975 and 1982.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 2.44
- Height M
- 32.57
- First Flight Year
- 1,975
- Last Flight Year
- 1,982
- Manufacturer
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 90,400
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 3
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 12:11:05 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 17:02:30 UTC
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