Status
Success
Tansei 1
Launch Time
Tue Feb 16, 1971 04:00 UTC
Tue Feb 16, 1971 04:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Tansei 1
Japanese technological test satellite, Tansei, was launched by the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo, from the Kagoshima Space Center. The satellite was a 26-sided body measuring 71.2 cm in diameter across the flat sides. Technological data were recorded by an onboard data recorder and sent back by radio command. The transmitter was operated by chemical batteries and was designed for an estimated lifetime of 1 week. The tracking beacon transmitted continuously with real-time telemetry.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 63.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Mu Pad, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Stats
1971
11th orbital launch attempt
Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science
2nd mission
1st mission of 1971
1st successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission
Mu-IV
2nd mission
1st mission of 1971
1st successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission