Institute of Space and Astronautical ScienceMu-3CMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Tansei-2
Launched
February 16, 1974
Summary
Tansei-2 launched on an Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Mu-3C from Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on February 16, 1974. It was Institute of Space and Astronautical Science's 10th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,547th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Mu-3C flight. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Tansei-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 293 × 3,241 km orbit inclined 31.2°. 2 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 · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 1st Mu-3C flightInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science's 10th launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,547th orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tansei-2 · NORAD 7122 · 1974-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TANSEI 2 (MS-T2)
- Object ID
- 1974-008A
- Epoch
- 1974-02-16 10:43:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 11.82501984 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1811099
- Inclination
- 31.2338°
- Ascending node
- 256.9751°
- Arg. of perigee
- 95.8164°
- Mean anomaly
- 285.0584°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
- Tansei-2 · NORAD 7122 · re-entered January 22, 1983
M-3C-1 Stage 3 · re-entered January 21, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Japanese satellite designed to test equipment of magnetic attitude control system.
Pad
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
5th launch from Mu Center, 1st this year · 10th from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
36 launches from this pad · 43 from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
546 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Tansei-2 launch?
Tansei-2 launched on February 16, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tansei-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tansei-2?
Mu-3C, flown by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. Mu-3C spec sheet
Where did Tansei-2 launch from?
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Tansei-2 reach?
Tansei-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 293 × 3,241 km orbit inclined 31.2°.
How many satellites did Tansei-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).