Institute of Space and Astronautical ScienceMu-3S-IIMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Suisei
Launched
August 18, 1985
Image: NASA
Summary
Suisei launched on an Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Mu-3S-II from Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on August 18, 1985. It was Institute of Space and Astronautical Science's 22nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 2,978th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Mu-3S-II flight. The payload was bound for Asteroid (Asteroid). 4 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
- 2nd Mu-3S-II flightInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science's 22nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 2,978th orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components
- Suisei · NORAD 15967 · left Earth orbit August 19, 1985
M-3S2-2 Stage 3 · re-entered November 13, 1985
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Japaneset halley comet flyby mission
Pad
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
17th launch from Mu Center, 2nd this year · 22nd from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
36 launches from this pad · 43 from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
223 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Suisei launch?
Suisei launched on August 18, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Suisei?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Suisei?
Mu-3S-II, flown by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. Mu-3S-II spec sheet
Where did Suisei launch from?
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
What orbit was Suisei going to?
Asteroid (Asteroid), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Suisei launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).