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SRATS

Mu-3C launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on February 24, 1975, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 24, 1975 · 05:25 UTCLaunch 1975-014Launch no. 1,660 in the log
RocketMu-3C
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad M
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISASJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 24, 1975, 05:25
Launch designation
1975-014
Mission
SRATS
Flight name
Taiyo
Vehicle flight ID
M-3C-2

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
3,132 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.086 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Taiyo1975-014ANORAD 7671Institute of Space and Aeronautical SciSpace science86 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 29, 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.