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SOLAR-A

Mu-3S-II launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on August 30, 1991, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 30, 1991 · 02:30 UTCLaunch 1991-062Launch no. 3,657 in the log
RocketMu-3S-II
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad M1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISASJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 30, 1991, 02:30
Launch designation
1991-062
Mission
SOLAR-A
Flight name
Yohkoh
Vehicle flight ID
M-3S2-6

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
791 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.390 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Yohkoh1991-062ANORAD 21694Institute of Space and Astronautical SciAstronomy390 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 12, 2005

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