N-II Launch Vehicle
N-II was Japan's higher-capacity successor to N-I for applications-satellite launches. The three-stage Thor-Delta-derived vehicle added inertial guidance and supported eight successful engineering, communications, broadcasting, meteorological, and marine-observation missions between 1981 and 1987.
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Identity
- Aliases
- N-2N IIN-IIロケット
- Family Name
- N-II
- Full Name
- N-II Launch Vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- N-II was Japan's higher-capacity successor to N-I for applications-satellite launches. The three-stage Thor-Delta-derived vehicle added inertial guidance and supported eight successful engineering, communications, broadcasting, meteorological, and marine-observation missions between 1981 and 1987.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 2.44
- Height M
- 35.36
- First Flight Year
- 1,981
- Last Flight Year
- 1,987
- Manufacturer
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 135,200
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 3
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 12:14:17 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 17:02:41 UTC
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