Institute of Space and Astronautical ScienceMu-4SMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Tansei-1
Launched
February 16, 1971
Summary
Tansei-1 launched on an Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Mu-4S from Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on February 16, 1971. It was Institute of Space and Astronautical Science's 7th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,183rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Mu-4S flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Tansei-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 992 × 1,113 km orbit inclined 29.7°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Mu-4S flight · 1st this yearInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science's 7th launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,183rd orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tansei-1 · NORAD 4952 · 1971-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TANSEI 1 (MS-T1)
- Object ID
- 1971-011A
- Epoch
- 1971-02-16 07:10:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.57288265 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0081103
- Inclination
- 29.6684°
- Ascending node
- 242.9652°
- Arg. of perigee
- 111.3954°
- Mean anomaly
- 249.5268°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Tansei-1 · NORAD 4952 · in orbit
M-4S-2 Stage 4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Japanese technological test satellite designed by the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo.
Pad
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
2nd launch from Mu Center, 1st this year · 7th from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
36 launches from this pad · 43 from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
143 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Tansei-1 launch?
Tansei-1 launched on February 16, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tansei-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tansei-1?
Mu-4S, flown by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. Mu-4S spec sheet
Where did Tansei-1 launch from?
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Tansei-1 reach?
Tansei-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 992 × 1,113 km orbit inclined 29.7°.
How many satellites did Tansei-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).