Institute of Space and Astronautical ScienceMu-4SMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Shinsei
Launched
September 28, 1971
Summary
Shinsei launched on an Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Mu-4S from Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on September 28, 1971. It was Institute of Space and Astronautical Science's 8th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 1,262nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Mu-4S flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Shinsei, one of 2 catalogued objects, from October 1, 1971, was 877 × 1,875 km inclined 32.1°. 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
- 3rd Mu-4S flight · 2nd this yearInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science's 8th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 1,262nd orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shinsei · NORAD 5485 · 1971-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SHINSEI (MS-F2)
- Object ID
- 1971-080A
- Epoch
- 1971-10-01 01:18:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.73216724 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0643519
- Inclination
- 32.0565°
- Ascending node
- 101.6868°
- Arg. of perigee
- 135.7875°
- Mean anomaly
- 229.5973°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 34
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Shinsei · NORAD 5485 · in orbit
M-4S-3 Stage 4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First Japanese scientific satellite to successfully reach orbit.
Pad
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
3rd launch from Mu Center, 2nd this year · 8th from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
36 launches from this pad · 43 from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
224 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Shinsei launch?
Shinsei launched on September 28, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Shinsei?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Shinsei?
Mu-4S, flown by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. Mu-4S spec sheet
Where did Shinsei launch from?
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Shinsei reach?
The tracked orbit of Shinsei, one of 2 catalogued objects, from October 1, 1971, was 877 × 1,875 km inclined 32.1°.
How many satellites did Shinsei launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).