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N-I

The N-I or N-1 was a derivative of the American Thor-Delta rocket, produced under license in Japan. The N stood for "Nippon" (Japan). It used a Long Tank Thor first stage, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries-designed LE-3 engine on the second stage, and three Castor SRMs.

Missions: 7
Successes: 6
Partial Failures: 0
Failures: 1
Success Streak: 2
Success Rate: 85.7%
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Configurations

N-I
MHI
Status: Retired
Payload to LEO: 1,200 kg
Payload to GTO: 360 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 3
Rocket Height: 34.0 m
N-I Star-37E
MHI
Status: Retired
Payload to LEO: 1,200 kg
Payload to GTO: 360 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 3
Rocket Height: 34.0 m

Launch Sites

LA-Y1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Launches

MHI
N-I | Kiku 4
Fri Sep 03, 1982 05:00 UTC
LA-Y1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
MHI
N-I Star-37E | Ayame 2
Fri Feb 22, 1980 08:35 UTC
LA-Y1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
MHI
N-I Star-37E | Ayame 1
Tue Feb 06, 1979 08:46 UTC
LA-Y1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
MHI
N-I | Ume 2
Thu Feb 16, 1978 04:00 UTC
LA-Y1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
MHI
N-I Star-37E | Kiku 2
Wed Feb 23, 1977 08:50 UTC
LA-Y1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
MHI
N-I | Ume 1
Sun Feb 29, 1976 03:30 UTC
LA-Y1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
MHI
N-I | Kiku 1
Tue Sep 09, 1975 05:30 UTC
LA-Y1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan