National Space Development Agency of JapanN-2Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Yuri 2A

Launched

January 23, 1984

Launch Successful

Summary

Yuri 2A launched on a National Space Development Agency of Japan N-2 from Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on January 23, 1984. It was National Space Development Agency of Japan's 12th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,780th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th N-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Yuri 2A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 36,025 km orbit inclined 28.4°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Watch: No webcast on record.
Vehicle: N-2 · National Space Development Agency of Japan
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Milestone: 5th N-2 flight · 1st this yearNational Space Development Agency of Japan's 12th launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,780th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

28.4°Inclination

206 × 36025 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

635.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements

277.5°Ascending node

15606 d agoElement epoch1984-01-23 13:55 UTC · stale

Yuri 2A · NORAD 14659 · 1984-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

Show the numbers

Object: YURI 2A (BS-2A)
Object ID: 1984-005A
Epoch: 1984-01-23 13:55:39 UTC
Mean motion: 2.26579135 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.7314132
Inclination: 28.4119°
Ascending node: 277.4694°
Arg. of perigee: 178.4097°
Mean anomaly: 188.1224°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 1
B*: 0.000099999

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit

Yuri 2A · NORAD 14659 · in orbit

N-II-12F Stage 2 · re-entered November 21, 1984

N-II-12F Stage 3 · re-entered June 30, 1992

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

First generation Japanese direct broadcasting satellite

Pad

Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

12th launch from Osaki Launch Complex, 1st this year · 12th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

24 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

170 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Yuri 2A launch?

Yuri 2A launched on January 23, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Yuri 2A?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Yuri 2A?

N-2, flown by National Space Development Agency of Japan. N-2 spec sheet

Where did Yuri 2A launch from?

Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.

What orbit did Yuri 2A reach?

Yuri 2A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 36,025 km orbit inclined 28.4°.

How many satellites did Yuri 2A launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).