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EXOS-B

Mu-3H launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on September 16, 1978, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 16, 1978 · 05:00 UTCLaunch 1978-087Launch no. 2,128 in the log
RocketMu-3H
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad M
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISASJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 16, 1978, 05:00
Launch designation
1978-087
Mission
EXOS-B
Flight name
Jikiken/KM -B
Vehicle flight ID
M-3H-3

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
30,064 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.374 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Jikiken1978-087ANORAD 11027Institute of Space and Aeronautical SciSpace science90 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 22, 2018

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