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MS-T4

Mu-3S launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on February 17, 1980, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 17, 1980 · 00:40 UTCLaunch 1980-015Launch no. 2,291 in the log
RocketMu-3S
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad M
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISASJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 17, 1980, 00:40
Launch designation
1980-015
Mission
MS-T4
Flight name
Tansei-4
Vehicle flight ID
M-3S-1

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
606 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.187 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Tansei-41980-015ANORAD 11706Institute of Space and Aeronautical SciTechnology185 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 12, 1983

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