Shinsei
Japan's first scientific satellite. Shinsei ("new star"), launched by ISAS, carried out observations of high-frequency radio emissions from the sun, cosmic rays, and ionospheric plasma.
| launch date |
Sep. 28, 1971 |
| launch vehicle |
M-4S |
| launch site |
Kagoshima |
| orbit |
870 × 1,870 km × 32° |
| mass |
66 kg |
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