Status
Success
Sakura 2a
Launch Time
Fri Feb 04, 1983 08:37 UTC
Fri Feb 04, 1983 08:37 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Sakura 2a
CS 2a and 2b (Communications Satellite 2a and 2b), renamed Sakura 2A and 2B were the second generation of Japanese communications satellites. They were used for public communications operations and for cooperative operations such as emergency transmissions during disasters and communications with distant Japanese islands. They were also instrumental in developing new communications technology.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 350.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
LA-Y1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Stats
1983
7th orbital launch attempt
N-II
3rd mission
1st mission of 1983
3rd successful mission