Institute of Space and Astronautical ScienceMu-3CMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Hakucho
Launched
February 21, 1979
Image: NASA
Summary
Hakucho launched on an Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Mu-3C from Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on February 21, 1979. It was Institute of Space and Astronautical Science's 16th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,188th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Mu-3C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Hakucho, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 548 × 580 km orbit inclined 29.9°. 2 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
- 4th Mu-3C flight · 1st this yearInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science's 16th launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,188th orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Hakucho · NORAD 11272 · 1979-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- HAKUCHO (CORSA-B)
- Object ID
- 1979-014A
- Epoch
- 1979-02-22 23:45:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.03254633 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0022607
- Inclination
- 29.8979°
- Ascending node
- 264.988°
- Arg. of perigee
- 112.2722°
- Mean anomaly
- 248.0269°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 27
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Hakucho · NORAD 11272 · re-entered April 15, 1985
M-3C-4 Stage 3 · re-entered February 8, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Japanese astronomical science satellite
Pad
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
11th launch from Mu Center, 1st this year · 16th from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
36 launches from this pad · 43 from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
158 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Hakucho launch?
Hakucho launched on February 21, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Hakucho?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Hakucho?
Mu-3C, flown by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. Mu-3C spec sheet
Where did Hakucho launch from?
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Hakucho reach?
Hakucho, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 548 × 580 km orbit inclined 29.9°.
How many satellites did Hakucho launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).