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ISS-b

N-1 launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on February 16, 1978, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 16, 1978 · 04:00 UTCLaunch 1978-018Launch no. 2,056 in the log
RocketN-1
SpaceportTanegashimapad N
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASDAJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 16, 1978, 04:00
Launch designation
1978-018
Mission
ISS-b
Flight name
Ume 2
Vehicle flight ID
N-4(F)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,294 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.141 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Ume-21978-018ANORAD 10674National Space Development AdminstrationSpace science141 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.