Institute of Space and Astronautical ScienceMu-3HMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Tansei-3
Launched
February 19, 1977
Summary
Tansei-3 launched on an Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Mu-3H from Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on February 19, 1977. It was Institute of Space and Astronautical Science's 13th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,927th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Mu-3H flight. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Tansei-3, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 801 × 3,820 km orbit inclined 65.8°. 11 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 1st Mu-3H flightInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science's 13th launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,927th orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tansei-3 · NORAD 9841 · 1977-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 11 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TANSEI 3 (MS-T3)
- Object ID
- 1977-012A
- Epoch
- 1977-02-20 04:37:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 10.73267651 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1738536
- Inclination
- 65.7597°
- Ascending node
- 194.3321°
- Arg. of perigee
- 336.1946°
- Mean anomaly
- 16.8897°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- 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
11 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 debris, 4 components; 9 still in orbit
- Tansei-3 · NORAD 9841 · in orbit
M-3H-1 Stage 3 · re-entered March 21, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Japanese satellite used to test the new Mu-3H launch vehicle, experiment magnetic stabilization and ovserve UV radiation
Pad
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
8th launch from Mu Center, 1st this year · 13th from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
36 launches from this pad · 43 from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
380 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Tansei-3 launch?
Tansei-3 launched on February 19, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tansei-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tansei-3?
Mu-3H, flown by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. Mu-3H spec sheet
Where did Tansei-3 launch from?
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Tansei-3 reach?
Tansei-3, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 801 × 3,820 km orbit inclined 65.8°.
How many satellites did Tansei-3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).