Institute of Space and Astronautical ScienceMu-3S-IIMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Sakigake
Launched
January 7, 1985
Image: NASA
Summary
Sakigake launched on an Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Mu-3S-II from Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on January 7, 1985. It was Institute of Space and Astronautical Science's 21st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,905th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Mu-3S-II flight. The payload was bound for Asteroid (Asteroid). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Asteroid (Asteroid)
- Milestone
- 1st Mu-3S-II flightInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science's 21st launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,905th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Sakigake · NORAD 15464 · left Earth orbit January 8, 1985
M-3S2-1 Stage 3 · re-entered May 22, 1985
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Japaneset halley comet flyby mission
Pad
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
16th launch from Mu Center, 1st this year · 21st from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
36 launches from this pad · 43 from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
328 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Sakigake launch?
Sakigake launched on January 7, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sakigake?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Sakigake?
Mu-3S-II, flown by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. Mu-3S-II spec sheet
Where did Sakigake launch from?
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
What orbit was Sakigake going to?
Asteroid (Asteroid), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Sakigake launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).