Mu-4S | Shinsei

Launch information

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Mission description

First Japanese scientific satellite to successfully reach orbit.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Mu-4S | Shinsei’.

Launch image Mu-4S | Shinsei

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Sept. 28, 1971, 4 a.m.

Timezone: Asia/Tokyo

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Shinsei (LEO)

Launcher

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Rocket

Mu-4S

Location

Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Pad

Mu Center

Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Mu-4S | Shinsei’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
5485 SHINSEI (MS-F2) LEO 32.06 JAPAN In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Mu-4S | Shinsei’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#1256

To this date

Location Launch

#8

To this date

Pad Launch

#3

To this date

Agency Launch

#8

To this date

Orbital Launch

#89

Year 1971

Location Launch

#2

Year 1971

Pad Launch

#2

Year 1971

Agency Launch

#2

Year 1971

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