An H-I rocket carried Japan's CS-3B (Sakura 3B) communications satellite from Tanegashima into transfer orbit; it was later raised to a geostationary slot at 136 degrees East over New Guinea for NASDA/civilian telecom relay service.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.1 T
- Flight
- 4th
- of 9 H-I flights
- Date and time
- 16 September 1988, 09:59 UTC
- Rocket
- H-I
- Builder
- MHI
- Launch site
- Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1988-086
- Launches in 1988
- 90th of 121
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