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Shinsei

Shinsei was launched on September 28, 1971 aboard a Mu-4S from Uchinoura (Kagoshima). Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1971-080ANORAD 5485Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
Shinsei
Payload designation
MS-F2
International designator
1971-080A
NORAD catalog number
5485
GCAT identifier
S05485
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.238

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Civil government
Program
Mu Early
Owner
ISAS
Country
Japan
Builder
Institute of Space and Aeronautical Sci
Platform (bus)
ISAS MS

Launch

Date
September 28, 1971 · 04:00 UTC
Launch record
1971-080Success
Rocket
Mu-4S
Spaceport
Uchinoura (Kagoshima) · pad M

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
869 km
Apogee
1,867 km
Inclination
32.07°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
January 1972

Size

Mass
66 kg
Dry mass
66 kg
Length
0.8 m
Diameter
0.80 m
Span
0.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3482295 (CC0).