Tenma (ASTRO-B), Japan's second dedicated X-ray astronomy satellite from ISAS. Mu-3S from Kagoshima (first flight from pad M1) placed the ~216 kg observatory into LEO to study cosmic X-ray sources roughly from 2 to 60 keV; Tenma means Pegasus.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 218 kg
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 4 Mu-3S flights
- Date and time
- 20 February 1983, 05:10 UTC
- Rocket
- Mu-3S
- Builder
- Nissan
- Launch site
- Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
- Payload
- Astrophysics
- International designator
- 1983-011
- Launches in 1983
- 12th of 129
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