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Ayame 1

Ayame 1 was launched on February 6, 1979 aboard a N-1 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1979-009ANORAD 11261Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
Ayame
Common name
Ayame 1
Payload designation
ECS
International designator
1979-009A
NORAD catalog number
11261
GCAT identifier
S11261
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.383

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Civil government
Program
J ECS
Owner
NASDA
Country
Japan
Builder
Mitsubishi Electric Co.
Platform (bus)
NASDA ECS

Launch

Date
February 6, 1979 · 08:46 UTC
Launch record
1979-009Failure · 0.25
Rocket
N-1
Spaceport
Tanegashima · pad N

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
31,411 km
Apogee
36,808 km
Inclination
0.53°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 9, 1979
End of operations
Feb 9, 1979

Size

Mass
121 kg
Dry mass
111 kg
Total mass with attached objects
260 kg
Length
2.0 m
Diameter
1.40 m
Span
2.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q11258490 (CC0).