Status
Success
Sakura 2b
Launch Time
Fri Aug 05, 1983 20:29 UTC
Fri Aug 05, 1983 20:29 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Sakura 2b
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
82nd orbital launch attempt
N-II
4th mission
2nd mission of 1983
4th successful mission