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MS-T2

Mu-3C launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on February 16, 1974, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 16, 1974 · 05:00 UTCLaunch 1974-008Launch no. 1,541 in the log
RocketMu-3C
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad M
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISASJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 16, 1974, 05:00
Launch designation
1974-008
Mission
MS-T2
Flight name
Tansei-2
Vehicle flight ID
M-3C-1

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
3,266 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.056 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Tansei-21974-008ANORAD 7122Institute of Space and Aeronautical SciTechnology56 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 22, 1983

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