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CORSA-b

Mu-3C launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on February 21, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 21, 1979 · 05:00 UTCLaunch 1979-014Launch no. 2,181 in the log
RocketMu-3C
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad M
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISASJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 21, 1979, 05:00
Launch designation
1979-014
Mission
CORSA-b
Flight name
Hakucho
Vehicle flight ID
M-3C-4

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
573 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.095 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Hakucho1979-014ANORAD 11272Institute of Space and Aeronautical SciAstronomy95 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 15, 1985

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