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N-1 launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on February 6, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

February 6, 1979 · 08:46 UTCLaunch 1979-009Launch no. 2,175 in the log
RocketN-1
SpaceportTanegashimapad N
OutcomeFailure · 0.25stage 3 separation failure
Launch agencyNASDAJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 6, 1979, 08:46
Launch designation
1979-009
Mission
ECS
Flight name
Ayame
Vehicle flight ID
N-5(F)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
38,792 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.260 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF25 · S3S

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Ayame1979-009ANORAD 11261National Space Development AdminstrationCommunications121 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.