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L class
 L-2 #1 [ISAS] |
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 L-3H [ISAS] |
 L-4S #5 [ISAS] |
 L-4SC #4 [ISAS] |
 L-4T #1 [ISAS] |
| Vehicle | Strap-On | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-2 | - | L-735 | K-420 | - | - |
| L-3 | - | L-735 | K-420 | Kappa-8 | - |
| L-3H | - | L-735 | L-735(1/3) | L-500 | - |
| L-4S | 2 × SB-310 | L-735 | L-735(1/3) | L-500 | L-480S |
| L-4SC | 2 × SB-310 | L-735 | L-735(1/3) | L-500 | L-480S |
| L-4T | 2 × SB-310 | L-735 | L-735(1/3) | L-500 | L-480S |
No: TypeNo: Type: Date: LS Payload
1 1 L-2 24.08.1963 * Ka LP-L ? 2 2 L-2 11.12.1963 * Ka LP-L ? 3 1 L-3 11.07.1964 * Ka LP-L ? 4 2 L-3 31.01.1965 * Ka LP-L ? 5 3 L-3 28.03.1965 * Ka LP-L ? 6 1 L-3H 05.03.1966 * Ka LP-L ? 7 2 L-3H 23.07.1966 * Ka LP-L ? 8 1 L-4S 26.09.1966 F Ka LP-L Ohsumi (#1) 9 2 L-4S 20.12.1966 F Ka LP-L Ohsumi (#2) 10 3 L-3H 06.02.1967 * Ka LP-L ? 11 3 L-4S 13.04.1967 F Ka LP-L Ohsumi (#3) 12 4 L-3H 16.01.1969 * Ka LP-L ? 13 1 L-4T 03.09.1969 F* Ka LP-L ? 14 4 L-4S 22.09.1969 F Ka LP-L Ohsumi (#4) 15 5 L-3H 21.01.1970 * Ka LP-L ? 16 5 L-4S 11.02.1970 Ka LP-L Ohsumi (#5) 17 6 L-3H 19.09.1970 * Ka LP-L ? 18 1 L-4SC 20.08.1971 F* Ka LP-L ? 19 7 L-3H 03.09.1971 * Ka LP-L ? 20 2 L-4SC 28.01.1973 * Ka LP-L ? 21 8 L-3H 22.01.1974 * Ka LP-L ? 22 3 L-4SC 20.08.1974 * Ka LP-L ? 23 4 L-4SC 30.08.1976 * Ka LP-L ? 24 9 L-3H 16.08.1977 * Ka LP-L ? Launch sites: Ka = Kagoshima Space Center / Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima, Kyushu, JapanLaunch failures: Flight 8: Stage 4 attitude control failed Flight 9: Stage 4 failed to ignite Flight 11: Stage 4 failed to ignite Flight 13: Stage 3 collided with Stage 4 Flight 14: Stage 3 collided with Stage 4
