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EXOS-D

Mu-3S-II launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on February 21, 1989, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 21, 1989 · 23:30 UTCLaunch 1989-016Launch no. 3,386 in the log
RocketMu-3S-II
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad M1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISASJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 21, 1989, 23:30
Launch designation
1989-016
Mission
EXOS-D
Flight name
Akebono/KM-D
Vehicle flight ID
M-3S2-4

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
10,474 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.318 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Akebono1989-016ANORAD 19822Institute of Space and Astronautical SciSpace science295 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 26, 2024

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