Institute of Space and Astronautical ScienceMu-3SMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Hinotori
Launched
February 21, 1981
Summary
Hinotori launched on an Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Mu-3S from Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on February 21, 1981. It was Institute of Space and Astronautical Science's 18th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,409th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Mu-3S flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Hinotori, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 580 × 646 km orbit inclined 31.3°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Heliophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Mu-3S flight · 1st this yearInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science's 18th launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,409th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Hinotori · NORAD 12307 · 1981-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- HINOTORI (ASTRO A)
- Object ID
- 1981-017A
- Epoch
- 1981-02-21 09:48:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.87498645 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0047476
- Inclination
- 31.3331°
- Ascending node
- 187.7913°
- Arg. of perigee
- 100.7312°
- Mean anomaly
- 259.8301°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Hinotori · NORAD 12307 · re-entered July 11, 1991
M-3S-2 Stage 3 · re-entered May 26, 1991
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A satellite for the study of solar flares during solar maximum
Pad
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
13th launch from Mu Center, 1st this year · 18th from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
36 launches from this pad · 43 from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
369 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Hinotori launch?
Hinotori launched on February 21, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Hinotori?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Hinotori?
Mu-3S, flown by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. Mu-3S spec sheet
Where did Hinotori launch from?
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Hinotori reach?
Hinotori, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 580 × 646 km orbit inclined 31.3°.
How many satellites did Hinotori launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).