Institute of Space and Astronautical ScienceMu-3S-IIMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Ginga
Launched
February 5, 1987
Image: NASA
Summary
Ginga launched on an Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Mu-3S-II from Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on February 5, 1987. It was Institute of Space and Astronautical Science's 23rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,151st orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Mu-3S-II flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Ginga, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 517 × 681 km orbit inclined 31.1°. 10 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
- 3rd Mu-3S-II flight · 1st this yearInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science's 23rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,151st orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ginga · NORAD 17480 · 1987-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ASTRO C (SS-11 GINGA)
- Object ID
- 1987-012A
- Epoch
- 1987-02-06 01:28:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.92030112 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0117603
- Inclination
- 31.0863°
- Ascending node
- 270.4919°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.5331°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.7631°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 12
- B*
- 0.0033435
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 8 components; none still in orbit
- Ginga · NORAD 17480 · re-entered November 1, 1991
M-3SII-3 Stage 3 · re-entered June 28, 1997
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Japanese astronomy satellite dedicated to X-ray research
Pad
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
18th launch from Mu Center, 1st this year · 23rd from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
36 launches from this pad · 43 from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
535 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Ginga launch?
Ginga launched on February 5, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ginga?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ginga?
Mu-3S-II, flown by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. Mu-3S-II spec sheet
Where did Ginga launch from?
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Ginga reach?
Ginga, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 517 × 681 km orbit inclined 31.1°.
How many satellites did Ginga launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).