Institute of Space and Astronautical ScienceMu-3SMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Tenma
Launched
February 20, 1983
Image: NASA
Summary
Tenma launched on an Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Mu-3S from Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on February 20, 1983. It was Institute of Space and Astronautical Science's 19th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,658th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Mu-3S flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Tenma, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 499 × 514 km orbit inclined 31.5°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Mu-3S flight · 1st this yearInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science's 19th launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,658th orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tenma · NORAD 13829 · 1983-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TENMA (ASTRO B)
- Object ID
- 1983-011A
- Epoch
- 1983-02-20 04:48:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.221488 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011571
- Inclination
- 31.4655°
- Ascending node
- 258.6017°
- Arg. of perigee
- 230.2867°
- Mean anomaly
- 129.6764°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Tenma · NORAD 13829 · re-entered December 17, 1988
M-3S-3 Stage 3 · re-entered January 19, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Japanese astronomy satellite dedicated to X-ray surveying
Pad
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
14th launch from Mu Center, 1st this year · 19th from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
36 launches from this pad · 43 from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
729 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Tenma launch?
Tenma launched on February 20, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tenma?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tenma?
Mu-3S, flown by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. Mu-3S spec sheet
Where did Tenma launch from?
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Tenma reach?
Tenma, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 499 × 514 km orbit inclined 31.5°.
How many satellites did Tenma launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).