S-160 sounding rocket
S-160 was a Japanese scientific sounding-rocket design in the University of Tokyo and ISAS research lineage. JAXA’s institutional history records the first S-160 flight in September 1968 and a total of four rockets launched between 1968 and 1972. This entry represents the retired model across those flights.
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Identity
- Aliases
- S-160S160
- Family Name
- S-160
- Full Name
- S-160 sounding rocket
- Roles
- research
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- S-160 was a Japanese scientific sounding-rocket design in the University of Tokyo and ISAS research lineage. JAXA’s institutional history records the first S-160 flight in September 1968 and a total of four rockets launched between 1968 and 1972. This entry represents the retired model across those flights.
- First Flight Year
- 1,968
- Last Flight Year
- 1,972
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/en/about/history/
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- Creation Time
- October 17, 2026 at 14:07:01 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 17, 2026 at 14:07:50 UTC