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BS-3A

BS-3A was launched on August 28, 1990 aboard a H-1 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1990-077ANORAD 20771Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
Yuri 3A
Common name
BS-3A
Payload designation
BS 3A
International designator
1990-077A
NORAD catalog number
20771
GCAT identifier
S20771
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/236

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Civil government
Program
BS
Owner
NASDA
Country
Japan
Builder
GE Astro Space, East Windsor
Platform (bus)
AS3000

Launch

Date
August 28, 1990 · 09:05 UTC
Launch record
1990-077Success
Rocket
H-1
Spaceport
Tanegashima · pad N

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,771 km
Apogee
35,800 km
Inclination
0.14°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Apr 20, 1998
End of operations
Apr 20, 1998

Size

Mass
570 kg
Dry mass
300 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,115 kg
Length
3.2 m
Diameter
1.30 m
Span
15.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q11280968 (CC0).