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Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IOsaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Fuyo 1
Launched
February 11, 1992
Summary
Fuyo 1 launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-I from Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on February 11, 1992. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 9th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,696th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th H-I flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Fuyo 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 575 × 582 km orbit inclined 97.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- H-I · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 9th H-I flight · 1st this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 9th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,696th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Fuyo 1 · NORAD 21867 · 1992-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- JERS 1
- Object ID
- 1992-007A
- Epoch
- 1992-02-12 02:54:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.98565363 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005038
- Inclination
- 97.6888°
- Ascending node
- 119.8117°
- Arg. of perigee
- 197.1369°
- Mean anomaly
- 162.9695°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 16
- B*
- 0.0018017
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Fuyo 1 · NORAD 21867 · re-entered December 3, 2001
H-I-24F Stage 2 · re-entered February 28, 1995
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
JERS 1 (Japanese Earth Resources Satellite) is an Earth Observation Satellite to cover the global land area for national land survey, agriculture, forestry, and fishery, environmental protection, disaster protection, and coastal monitoring, etc. focusing on observation around the world and resource exploitation.
Pad
Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
24th launch from Osaki Launch Complex, 1st this year · 24th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
24 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
169 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Fuyo 1 launch?
Fuyo 1 launched on February 11, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Fuyo 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Fuyo 1?
H-I, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-I spec sheet
Where did Fuyo 1 launch from?
Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Fuyo 1 reach?
Fuyo 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 575 × 582 km orbit inclined 97.7°.
How many satellites did Fuyo 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).