About N-II Launch Vehicle
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N-II rocket is three-stage launch vehicles employing the U.S "Thor-Delta Rockets" technology and used for launching experiments, communications, broadcasting, meteorological and earth observation satellites. N-II was utilized in a total of 8 launches from 1981 to 1987. |
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Principal specifications
| Overall length | 35.36m |
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| Diameter | 2.44m |
| Total weight | 135.2t (payload not included) |
| Guidance system | Inertial guidance system |
Launch Records
| Flight No. | Launch Date | Peyload |
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| N7F | 2/11/1981 | Engineering Test Satellite IV "KIKU-3"(ETS-IV) |
| N8F | 8/11/1981 | Geostationary Meteorological Satellite-2 "Himawari-2"(GMS-2) |
| N10F | 2/4/1983 | Communication Satellite-2a "Sakura-2a"(CS2a) |
| N11F | 8/6/1983 | Communication Satellite-2b "Sakura-2b"(CS2b) |
| N12F | 1/23/1984 | Broadcasting Satellite-2a "Yuri-2a"(BS2a) |
| N13F | 8/3/1984 | Geostationary Meteorological Satellite-3 "Himawari-3"(GMS-3) |
| N14F | 2/12/1986 | Broadcasting Satellite-2b "Yuri-2b"(BS2b) |
| N16F | 2/12/1986 | Marine Observation Satellite-1 "Momo-1"(MOS-1) |