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ASTRO-C

Mu-3S-II launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on February 5, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 5, 1987 · 06:30 UTCLaunch 1987-012Launch no. 3,147 in the log
RocketMu-3S-II
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad M1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISASJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 5, 1987, 06:30
Launch designation
1987-012
Mission
ASTRO-C
Flight name
Ginga
Vehicle flight ID
M-3S2-3

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
706 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.420 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Ginga1987-012ANORAD 17480Institute of Space and Astronautical SciAstronomy420 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 1, 1991

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