Institute of Space and Astronautical ScienceMu-3CMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Taiyo
Launched
February 24, 1975
Image: JAXA
Summary
Taiyo launched on an Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Mu-3C from Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on February 24, 1975. It was Institute of Space and Astronautical Science's 11th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,666th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Mu-3C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Taiyo, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 256 × 3,140 km orbit inclined 31.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 2nd Mu-3C flight · 1st this yearInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science's 11th launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,666th orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Taiyo · NORAD 7671 · 1975-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SRATS (TAIYO)
- Object ID
- 1975-014A
- Epoch
- 1975-02-24 21:02:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 11.97752467 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1786617
- Inclination
- 31.5504°
- Ascending node
- 266.1937°
- Arg. of perigee
- 112.9897°
- Mean anomaly
- 266.8607°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Taiyo · NORAD 7671 · re-entered June 29, 1980
M-3C-2 Stage 3 · re-entered May 17, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Japanese aeronomy research satellite
Pad
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
6th launch from Mu Center, 1st this year · 11th from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
36 launches from this pad · 43 from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
373 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Taiyo launch?
Taiyo launched on February 24, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taiyo?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taiyo?
Mu-3C, flown by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. Mu-3C spec sheet
Where did Taiyo launch from?
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Taiyo reach?
Taiyo, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 256 × 3,140 km orbit inclined 31.6°.
How many satellites did Taiyo launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).