Taiyo (satellite)

Taiyo (satellite) was launched on February 24, 1975 aboard a Mu-3C from Uchinoura (Kagoshima). Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jun 29, 1980).

COSPAR 1975-014ANORAD 7671Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Taiyo
Common name: Taiyo (satellite)
Payload designation: SRATS
International designator: 1975-014A
NORAD catalog number: 7671
GCAT identifier: S07671
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.313

Mission

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

Launch

Date: February 24, 1975 · 05:25 UTC
Launch record: 1975-014Success
Rocket: Mu-3C
Spaceport: Uchinoura (Kagoshima) · pad M

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 249 km
Apogee: 3,115 km
Inclination: 31.56°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: June 29, 1980
Last known active: Mar 14, 1977
End of operations: Mar 14, 1977

Size

Mass: 86 kg
Dry mass: 86 kg
Length: 0.7 m
Diameter: 0.80 m
Span: 1.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3514094 (CC0).