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	L-4S-5
Function	Experimental carrier rocket
Manufacturer	ISAS; Nissan
Country of origin	Japan
Size
Height	16.5 metres (54 ft)
Diameter	0.74 metres (2 ft 5 in)
Mass	9,400 kilograms (20,700 lb)
Stages	4
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass	26 kilograms (57 lb)[citation needed]
Associated rockets
Family	Lambda
Derivative work	Lambda 4SC
Launch history
Status	Retired
Launch sites	Kagoshima Pad L
Total launches	5
Success(es)	1
Failure(s)	4
First flight	26 September 1966
Last flight	11 February 1970
Type of passengers/cargo	Ōsumi
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The Lambda 4S or L-4S was an experimental Japanese expendable carrier rocket. It was produced by Nissan and the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science and launched five times between 1966 and 1970 with Ōsumi technology demonstration satellites. The first four launches failed, however the fifth, launched on 11 February 1970, successfully placed Ōsumi-5, the first Japanese satellite, into orbit.^[1]^[2]

The Lambda 4S consisted of four stages, with two booster rockets augmenting the first stage. SB-310 rockets were used as boosters, with an L753 first stage. The second stage was a reduced length derivative of the L753, whilst an L500 was used as the third stage.^[3] The fourth stage was an L480S. All of the stages burned solid fuel.^[2]

The Lambda 4S could place 26 kilograms (57 lb) of payload into low Earth orbit. It was launched from the Kagoshima Space Centre. Following its retirement in 1970, a sounding rocket derived from it, the Lambda 4SC, flew three times. The Mu replaced Lambda for orbital launches.

References

^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Lambda". Orbital and Suborbital Launch Database. Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
^ ^a ^b Wade, Mark. "Lambda". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
^ "Comparison of Orbital Vehicles". Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

[JSR-1] McDowell, Jonathan. "Lambda". Orbital and Suborbital Launch Database. Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-05-08.

[EA-2] Wade, Mark. "Lambda". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-05-08.

[Vehicles-3] "Comparison of Orbital Vehicles". Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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 The '''Lambda 4S''' or '''L-4S''' was an experimental [[Japan]]ese [[expendable launch system|expendable]] [[launch vehicle|carrier rocket]]. It was produced by [[Nissan]] and the [[Institute of Space and Astronautical Science]] and launched five times between 1966 and 1970 with [[Ōsumi (satellite)|Ōsumi]] technology demonstration satellites. The first four launches failed, however the fifth, launched on 11 February 1970, successfully placed Ōsumi-5, the first Japanese satellite, into orbit.<ref name="JSR">{{cite web|url=http://planet4589.org/space/lvdb/launch/Lambda|title=Lambda|last=McDowell|first=Jonathan|work=Orbital and Suborbital Launch Database|publisher=Jonathan's Space Page|accessdate=2009-05-08}}</ref><ref name="EA">{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/lambda.htm|title=Lambda|last=Wade|first=Mark|publisher=Encyclopedia Astronautica|accessdate=2009-05-08}}</ref>
-The Lambda 4S consisted of four stages, with two [[booster rockets]] augmenting the first stage. [[SB-310]] rockets were used as boosters, with an [[L753]] first stage. The second stage was a reduced length derivative of the L753, whilst an [[L500]] was used as the third stage.<ref name="Vehicles">{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016221033/http://psas.pdx.edu/orbital_vehicle_comparison/|title=Comparison of Orbital Vehicles|last=|first=|publisher=|accessdate=2015-10-16}}</ref> The fourth stage was an [[L480S]]. All of the stages burned [[solid-fuel rocket|solid fuel]].<ref name="EA"/>
+The Lambda 4S consisted of four stages, with two [[booster rockets]] augmenting the first stage. [[SB-310]] rockets were used as boosters, with an [[L753]] first stage. The second stage was a reduced length derivative of the L753, whilst an [[L500]] was used as the third stage.<ref name="Vehicles">{{cite web|url=http://psas.pdx.edu/orbital_vehicle_comparison/ |title=Comparison of Orbital Vehicles |last= |first= |publisher= |accessdate=2015-10-16 |deadurl=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016221033/http://psas.pdx.edu/orbital_vehicle_comparison/ |archivedate=October 16, 2015 }}</ref> The fourth stage was an [[L480S]]. All of the stages burned [[solid-fuel rocket|solid fuel]].<ref name="EA"/>
 The Lambda 4S could place {{convert|26|kg}} of payload into [[low Earth orbit]]. It was launched from the [[Uchinoura Space Center|Kagoshima Space Centre]]. Following its retirement in 1970, a [[sounding rocket]] derived from it, the [[Lambda 4SC]], flew three times. The [[Mu (rocket family)|Mu]] replaced Lambda for orbital launches.

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Current	Angara 1.2 A5 Ariane 6 Atlas V Ceres 1 1S Chollima-1 Electron Falcon 9 Block 5 Falcon Heavy Firefly Alpha Gravity-1 GSLV H-IIA H3 Hyperbola-1 Jielong 1 3 KAIROS^† Kaituozhe 2 Kinetica 1 Kuaizhou 1 1A 11 Long March 2C 2D 2F 3A 3B/E 3C 4B 4C 5 5B 6 6A 7 7A 8 11 11H LVM3 Minotaur I IV V C Nuri OS-M1^† Pegasus XL Proton-M PSLV Qaem 100 Qased RS1^† Shavit 2 Simorgh SLS Block 1 Soyuz-2 2.1a / STA 2.1b / STB 2-1v SSLV Starship Tianlong-2 Unha Vega original C Vulcan Centaur Zhuque 2
In development	Antares 330 Bloostar Cyclone-4M Epsilon S Eris Gravity-2 Hyperbola-2 Irtysh Kuaizhou 21 31 Long March 9 10 12 Miura 5 MLV Neutron New Glenn New Line 1 NGLV Nova OS-M 2 4 Orbex Prime Pallas-1 Red Dwarf SLS Block 1B Block 2 Soyuz-7 Terran R Tianlong-3 VLM Vega E Zero Zhuque 3 Zuljanah
Retired	Antares 110 120 130^† 230 230+ Ariane 1 2 3 4 5 ASLV Athena I II Atlas B D E/F G H I II III LV-3B SLV-3 Able^† Agena Centaur Black Arrow Conestoga^† Delta A B C D E G J L M N 0100 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 II III IV IV Heavy Diamant Dnepr Energia Epsilon Europa I^† II^† Falcon 1 Falcon 9 v1.0 v1.1 v1.2 "Full Thrust" Feng Bao 1 GSLV Mk I H-I H-II H-IIB Juno I Juno II Kaituozhe-1 Kosmos original 1 2/2I 3 3M Lambda 4S LauncherOne Long March 1 1D^† 2A 2E 3 3B 4A Mu 4S 3C 3H 3S 3SII V N1^† N-I N-II Naro-1 Paektusan^† Pilot-2^† R-7 Luna Molniya M L Polyot Soyuz original FG L M U U2 Soyuz/Vostok Sputnik Voskhod Vostok L K 2 2M R-29 Shtil' Volna^† Rocket 3 Safir 1 1A 1B Saturn I IB V Scout X-1 Blue Scout II^† X-2^† X-2M X-3 X-3M X-4 X-2B^† B A B-1 D-1 A-1 E-1 F-1 G-1 Shavit original 1 SLV Space Shuttle SPARK^† Sparta SS-520 Start-1 Terran 1^† Thor Able Ablestar 1 2 Agena A B D Burner 1 2 Delta DSV-2U Thorad-Agena SLV-2G SLV-2H Titan II GLV IIIA IIIB IIIC IIID IIIE 34D 23G CT-3 IV Tsyklon R-36-O original 2 3 Universal Rocket UR-500 Proton Proton-K Rokot Strela Vanguard VLS-1^† Zenit 2 2M 2FG 3SL 3SLB 3F Zhuque 1^†
Classes	Sounding rocket Small-lift launch vehicle Medium-lift launch vehicle Heavy-lift launch vehicle Super heavy-lift launch vehicle
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