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SS-520-4

S-Series family · built by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · maiden flight 2017-01-14

Profile data last updated: 2026-08-15T20:08:04.839063+00:00 | 7531-09-01

The fourth configuration of SS-520. It would have been the smallest and lightest vehicle to put something into orbit, but it lost telemetry and was told to abort, falling into the ocean.

Specifications

9.7 mLength
0.5 mDiameter
3 tLaunch mass
3Stages

Payload Capacity

4 kgTo LEO

Lifetime Launch Record

As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.

1Total launches
0Successful
1Failed
0Upcoming

Launches Tracked on This Site

1In our archive
0.0%Success rate
Jan 14, 2017 23:33 UTCEarliest tracked
Jan 14, 2017 23:33 UTCMost recent
MissionDateStatus
SS-520-4 | TRICOM-1 Jan 14, 2017 23:33 UTC Failure

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