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REXS

Mu-4S launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on August 19, 1972, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 19, 1972 · 02:40 UTCLaunch 1972-064Launch no. 1,370 in the log
RocketMu-4S
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad M
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISASJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 19, 1972, 02:40
Launch designation
1972-064
Mission
REXS
Flight name
Denpa
Vehicle flight ID
M-4S-4

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
6,360 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.075 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Denpa1972-064ANORAD 6152Institute of Space and Aeronautical SciSpace science75 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 19, 1980

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