Key statistics
Satellite TANSEI 3 (MS-T3) at a glance.
Uptime
17612
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 10.7
Per day
Orbit
HEO
HEO
Inclination
65.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for TANSEI 3 (MS-T3).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: TANSEI 3 (MS-T3)
International designator: 1977-012A
Object number (NORAD): 9841
Object ID (CCSDS): 9841
Country: JAPAN (JPN)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 134.09 minutes
Inclination: 65.7552 deg
SMA: 8678.11 km
Apoapsis: 3801.828 km
Periapsis: 798.121 km
RAAN: 78.519 deg
Eccentricy: 0.1730623
Argument of periapsis: 12.0272 deg
Mean anomaly: 351.6995 deg
Mean motion: 10.73903034 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000022 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000039699 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 10, 2025, 2:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 9, 2025, 7:30 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TANSEI 3 (MS-T3)
TLE line 1: 1 09841U 77012A 25129.81265535 -.00000022 00000-0 39699-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 09841 65.7552 78.5190 1730623 12.0272 351.6995 10.73903034890397
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite TANSEI 3 (MS-T3).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Japanese satellite used to test the new Mu-3H launch vehicle, experiment magnetic stabilization and ovserve UV radiation
TANSEI 3 (MS-T3) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Mu-3H | Tansei-3’, on board a Mu-3H space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 19, 1977, 5:15 a.m. from Mu Center.
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Mu-3H | Tansei-3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 19, 1977, 5:15 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Mu-3H
Launch pad: Mu Center
Location: Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
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