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. Seven were launched between 1975 and 1982, before it was replaced by the N-II. Six of the seven launches were successful, however on the fifth flight, there was recontact between the satellite and the third stage, which caused the satellite to fail.

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Rocket-Namba

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N-I-Rocket-ScaleModel-ISAS-CommHall

Rockets of NASDAandJAXA scalemodels-atJAXATsukubaSpaceDome20250607

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Rocket-Namba		Commons
commons	image		Tanegashima Space Center		Commons
commons	image		N-I-Rocket-ScaleModel-ISAS-CommHall		Commons
commons	image		Rockets of NASDAandJAXA scalemodels-atJAXATsukubaSpaceDome20250607		Commons