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ECS-b

N-1 launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on February 22, 1980, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 22, 1980 · 08:35 UTCLaunch 1980-018Launch no. 2,294 in the log
RocketN-1
SpaceportTanegashimapad N
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASDAJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 22, 1980, 08:35
Launch designation
1980-018
Mission
ECS-b
Flight name
Ayame 2
Vehicle flight ID
N-6(F)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
40,308 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.260 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Ayame 21980-018ANORAD 11715National 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.