S-520 sounding rocket
S-520 is a Japanese single-stage scientific sounding rocket developed to replace the K-9M and K-10 types. ISAS records its first flight in 1980 and describes optional attitude-control and payload-recovery equipment for research and microgravity experiments. JAXA continues to list the design as operating.
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Identity
- Aliases
- S-520S520
- Family Name
- S-520
- Full Name
- S-520 sounding rocket
- Roles
- research
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
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- Description
- S-520 is a Japanese single-stage scientific sounding rocket developed to replace the K-9M and K-10 types. ISAS records its first flight in 1980 and describes optional attitude-control and payload-recovery equipment for research and microgravity experiments. JAXA continues to list the design as operating.
- First Flight Year
- 1,980
- Operator
- Rocket Specs
- Stages Count
- 1
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- Creation Time
- October 17, 2026 at 13:58:40 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 17, 2026 at 13:58:40 UTC