Status
Success
Sakura 3A
Launch Time
Fri Feb 19, 1988 10:05 UTC
Fri Feb 19, 1988 10:05 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Sakura 3A
CS 3a, renamed Sakura 3A was the third generation of japanese communications satellite. He was used for public communications operations and for cooperative operations such as emergency transmissions during disasters and communications with distant Japanese islands. He replaced the earlier CS 2 (Sakura 2) satellites.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,099.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
LA-Y1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Stats
1988
13th orbital launch attempt
H-I
3rd mission
1st mission of 1988
3rd successful mission