Institute of Space and Astronautical ScienceMu-3S-IIMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Asuka
Launched
February 20, 1993
Summary
Asuka launched on an Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Mu-3S-II from Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on February 20, 1993. It was Institute of Space and Astronautical Science's 27th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,796th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Mu-3S-II flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Asuka, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 467 × 595 km orbit inclined 31.0°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Mu-3S-II flight · 1st this yearInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science's 27th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,796th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Asuka · NORAD 22521 · 1993-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ASTRO D (ASUKA)
- Object ID
- 1993-011A
- Epoch
- 1993-02-20 01:41:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.1407183 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0092538
- Inclination
- 31.0396°
- Ascending node
- 221.2597°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.6009°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.5232°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0000040151
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 debris, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Asuka · NORAD 22521 · re-entered March 2, 2001
M-3S2-7 Stage 3 · re-entered December 10, 2003
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The objective of the ASCA (Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astronomy) (or Astro D) mission was to perform spectroscopic X-Ray astronomy in the wavelength band 1--12 keV. with particular emphasis on spectroscopy of the iron K band.
Pad
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
22nd launch from Mu Center, 1st this year · 27th from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
36 launches from this pad · 43 from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
539 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Asuka launch?
Asuka launched on February 20, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Asuka?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Asuka?
Mu-3S-II, flown by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. Mu-3S-II spec sheet
Where did Asuka launch from?
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Asuka reach?
Asuka, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 467 × 595 km orbit inclined 31.0°.
How many satellites did Asuka launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).