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SS-520

1FLIGHTS
1FAILURES
Jan 2017FIRST FLIGHT
NOREUSABLE
HEIGHT9.7 m
DIAMETER0.5 m
LAUNCH MASS3 kg
STAGES3

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.

4 kg
TO LEO
9 lbs
Height9.7 m (32 ft)
Diameter0.5 m (1.6 ft)
Launch Mass3 kg (7 lbs)
Stages3
Apogee1,000 km