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ASTRO-B

Mu-3S launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on February 20, 1983, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 20, 1983 · 05:10 UTCLaunch 1983-011Launch no. 2,652 in the log
RocketMu-3S
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad M1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISASJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 20, 1983, 05:10
Launch designation
1983-011
Mission
ASTRO-B
Flight name
Tenma
Vehicle flight ID
M-3S-3

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
558 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.218 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Tenma1983-011ANORAD 13829Institute of Space and Astronautical SciAstronomy218 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 17, 1988

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