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MS-F1

Mu-4S launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on September 25, 1970, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

September 25, 1970 · 05:00 UTCLaunch 1970-F08Launch no. 1,128 in the log
RocketMu-4S
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad M
OutcomeFailurestage 4 guidance or control failure
Launch agencyISASJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 25, 1970, 05:00
Launch designation
1970-F08
Mission
MS-F1
Vehicle flight ID
M-4S-1

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
712 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.062 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S4G

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
MS-F11970-F08Institute of Space and Aeronautical Sci———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.