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PLANET-A

Mu-3S-II launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on August 18, 1985, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 18, 1985 · 23:33 UTCLaunch 1985-073Launch no. 2,974 in the log
RocketMu-3S-II
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad M1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISASJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 18, 1985, 23:33
Launch designation
1985-073
Mission
PLANET-A
Flight name
Suisei/KM-P
Vehicle flight ID
M-3S2-2

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Suisei1985-073ANORAD 15967Institute of Space and Astronautical SciDeep space135 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Aug 19, 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.