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EXOS-C

Mu-3S launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on February 14, 1984, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 14, 1984 · 08:00 UTCLaunch 1984-015Launch no. 2,784 in the log
RocketMu-3S
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad M1
OutcomePartial · 0.9stage 3 propulsion failure / early shutdown
Launch agencyISASJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 14, 1984, 08:00
Launch designation
1984-015
Mission
EXOS-C
Flight name
Ohzora
Vehicle flight ID
M-3S-4

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
869 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.207 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS90 · S3P

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Ohzora1984-015ANORAD 14722Institute of Space and Astronautical SciSpace science207 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 26, 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.