Status
Failure
SS 1
Launch Time
Fri Sep 25, 1970 05:00 UTC
Fri Sep 25, 1970 05:00 UTC
First flight of Mu-IV S, and first flight of a Mu rocket.
Stage 4 failed to ignite.
Rocket
Mission Details
SS 1
SS 1 was supposed to be the first Japanese scientific satellite launched. The scientific payload included solar radio receivers, cosmic-ray detectors, and ionospheric probes. Power-supplying system consisted of solar cells and nickel-cadmium batteries. The satellite was a 26-sided body measuring 71.2 cm in diameter across the flat sides.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 66.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Mu Pad, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Stats
1970
83rd orbital launch attempt
Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science
1st mission
2nd mission of 1970
1st failed mission
Mu-IV
1st mission
1st mission of 1970
1st failed mission