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BS 2A

N-2 launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on January 23, 1984, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

January 23, 1984 · 07:58 UTCLaunch 1984-005Launch no. 2,774 in the log
RocketN-2
SpaceportTanegashimapad N
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASDAJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
January 23, 1984, 07:58
Launch designation
1984-005
Mission
BS 2A
Vehicle flight ID
N-12(F)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,280 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.693 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Yuri 2A1984-005ANORAD 14659National Space Development AdminstrationCommunications346 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.