NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Yuri 2b

Launch Time
Wed Feb 12, 1986 07:55 UTC

Rocket

N-II Star-37E
MHI
Status: Retired
Payload to LEO: 2,000 kg
Payload to GTO: 730 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 9
Rocket Height: 35.0 m

Mission Details

Yuri 2b

The BSE (Broadcasting Satellite Experimental) and BS-2 (Broadcasting Satellite 2) series were the first generation of Japanese direct broadcasting satellites initially developed for the Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and for the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK).

The satellites were built by Toshiba with assistance by RCA Astro. They were actively three-axis stabilized employing zero-momentum wheels and hydrazine thrusters. The spacecraft carried two active and one spare 100 Watt 14/12 GHz transponders.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 670.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

LA-Y1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Stats

1986

17th orbital launch attempt

N-II

7th mission
1st mission of 1986
7th successful mission