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BS 2b

N-2 launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on February 12, 1986, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 12, 1986 · 07:55 UTCLaunch 1986-016Launch no. 3,042 in the log
RocketN-2
SpaceportTanegashimapad N
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASDAJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 12, 1986, 07:55
Launch designation
1986-016
Mission
BS 2b
Flight name
BS 2B
Vehicle flight ID
N-14(F)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,490 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.693 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Yuri 2B1986-016ANORAD 16597National 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.