Function Carrier rocket Diameter 2.44 metres (8.0 ft) | Height 35 metres (115 ft) | |
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Manufacturer McDonnell Douglas (design)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (production) Country of origin United States (design)
Japan (production) Mass 132,690 kilograms (292,530 lb) | ||
The N-II or N-2 was a derivative of the American Delta rocket, produced under licence in Japan. It used a Thor-ELT first stage, a Delta-F second stage, nine Castor SRMs, and on most flights either a Star-37E or Burner-2 upper stage, identical to the US Delta 0100 series configurations. Eight were launched between 1981 and 1987, before it was replaced by the H-I, which featured Japanese-produced upper stages. All eight launches were successful.
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