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MS-F2

Mu-4S launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on September 28, 1971, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 28, 1971 · 04:00 UTCLaunch 1971-080Launch no. 1,258 in the log
RocketMu-4S
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad M
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISASJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 28, 1971, 04:00
Launch designation
1971-080
Mission
MS-F2
Flight name
Shinsei
Vehicle flight ID
M-4S-3

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,868 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.066 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Shinsei1971-080ANORAD 5485Institute of Space and Aeronautical SciSpace science66 kgIn orbit

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