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MS-T5

Mu-3S-II launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on January 7, 1985, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

January 7, 1985 · 19:26 UTCLaunch 1985-001Launch no. 2,900 in the log
RocketMu-3S-II
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad M1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISASJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
January 7, 1985, 19:26
Launch designation
1985-001
Mission
MS-T5
Flight name
Sakigake/KM-P
Vehicle flight ID
M-3S2-1

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
150,000 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.601 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
DS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Sakigake1985-001ANORAD 15464Institute of Space and Astronautical SciDeep space136 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Jan 8, 1985

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