The Lambda 4S, also known as L-4S, was a type of rocket in the Lambda series of all-solid propellant [[rocket]]s, developed by Nissan and the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of the University of Tokyo.

The Lambda 4S was developed as a satellite launcher from the Lambda rockets, which were created as sounding rockets. In 1970, it successfully launched [[oosumi_(space_craft)|Oosumi, Japan's first artificial [[satellite]], into orbit.

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* Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda_4S

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