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BS 3B

H-1 launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on August 25, 1991, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 25, 1991 · 08:40 UTCLaunch 1991-060Launch no. 3,655 in the log
RocketH-1
SpaceportTanegashimapad N
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASDAJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 25, 1991, 08:40
Launch designation
1991-060
Mission
BS 3B
Vehicle flight ID
H-23(F)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
37,569 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.1 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Yuri 3B1991-060ANORAD 21668National Space Development AdminstrationCommunications570 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.