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Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IOsaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Sakura 3A

Launched

February 19, 1988

Launch Successful

Summary

Sakura 3A launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-I from Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on February 19, 1988. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 3rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,266th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd H-I flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Sakura 3A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 34,270 × 36,439 km orbit inclined 0.2°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
H-I · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Milestone
3rd H-I flight · 1st this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 3rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,266th orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

0.2°Inclination
34270 × 36439 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
1413.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
267.1°Ascending node
14117 d agoElement epoch1988-02-21 02:09 UTC · stale

Sakura 3A · NORAD 18877 · 1988-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
CS 3A
Object ID
1988-012A
Epoch
1988-02-21 02:09:00 UTC
Mean motion
1.0185873 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0259881
Inclination
0.1879°
Ascending node
267.1362°
Arg. of perigee
238.9594°
Mean anomaly
215.3216°
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: Direct-GEO.

Catalogued objects

3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit

  • Sakura 3A · NORAD 18877 · in orbit

H-I-18F Stage 2 · re-entered February 26, 1988

H-I-18F Stage 3 · re-entered September 5, 1998

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Japanese geostationary communications satellite

Pad

Map of Osaki Launch Complex

Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

18th launch from Osaki Launch Complex, 1st this year · 18th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

24 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

176 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Sakura 3A launch?

Sakura 3A launched on February 19, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Sakura 3A?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Sakura 3A?

H-I, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-I spec sheet

Where did Sakura 3A launch from?

Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.

What orbit did Sakura 3A reach?

Sakura 3A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 34,270 × 36,439 km orbit inclined 0.2°.

How many satellites did Sakura 3A launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).