Shinsei (SS-1 / MS-F2), Japan’s first scientific satellite, launched on an M-4S from Kagoshima with solar-radio, cosmic-ray, and ionospheric instruments for ISAS.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 66 kg
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 4 Mu-4S flights
- Date and time
- 28 September 1971, 04:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Mu-4S
- Builder
- Nissan
- Launch site
- Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
- Payload
- Astrophysics
- International designator
- 1971-080
- Launches in 1971
- 89th of 133
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