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David

Darling

Shinsei

Shinsei ('new star') was Japan's first scientific satellite. It was launched by ISAS and carried out observations of high-frequency radio emissions from the sun, cosmic rays, and ionospheric plasma.

 

Shinsei

 

launch date Sep 28, 1971
launch vehicle M-4S
launch site Kagoshima
orbit 870 × 1,870 km × 32°
mass 66 kg