National Space Development Agency of JapanN-2Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Yuri 2B
Launched
February 12, 1986
Summary
Yuri 2B launched on a National Space Development Agency of Japan N-2 from Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on February 12, 1986. It was National Space Development Agency of Japan's 14th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,046th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th N-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Yuri 2B, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 36,129 km orbit inclined 28.4°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 7th N-2 flight · 1st this yearNational Space Development Agency of Japan's 14th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,046th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yuri 2B · NORAD 16597 · 1986-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- BS-2B (YURI 2B)
- Object ID
- 1986-016A
- Epoch
- 1986-02-12 13:52:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.25801658 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7316903
- Inclination
- 28.3794°
- Ascending node
- 297.1047°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.2936°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.2928°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Yuri 2B · NORAD 16597 · in orbit
N-II-14F Stage 2 · re-entered April 19, 1987
N-II-14F Stage 3 · re-entered November 2, 2003
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First generation Japanese direct broadcasting satellite
Pad
Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
14th launch from Osaki Launch Complex, 1st this year · 14th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
24 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
558 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yuri 2B launch?
Yuri 2B launched on February 12, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yuri 2B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yuri 2B?
N-2, flown by National Space Development Agency of Japan. N-2 spec sheet
Where did Yuri 2B launch from?
Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Yuri 2B reach?
Yuri 2B, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 36,129 km orbit inclined 28.4°.
How many satellites did Yuri 2B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).