Ōsumi
| Ōsumi | |
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| Country: |
 Japan
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| Operator: | ISAS |
| COSPAR-ID : | 1970-011A |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 12 kg |
| Begin: | February 11, 1970, 04:25 UTC |
| Starting place: | Kagoshima |
| Launcher: | Lambda 4S-5 |
| Status: | burned up on August 2, 2003 |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 145 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 31 ° |
| Apogee height : | 5140 km |
| Perigee height : | 350 km |
Ōsumi (also Ohsumi , Japanese. お お す み ) is the name of the first Japanese satellite . The Osumi was launched on February 11, 1970 with a Lambda-4 rocket from the Kagoshima Space Center . The Ōsumi satellite weighed 12 kg. The orbit incline was 31 degrees, the perigee 350 km and the apogee 5140 km. Only a few hours after take-off, the satellite stopped transmitting.
With this launch, Japan became the fourth nation to launch a satellite into space with its own launch vehicle.
Individual evidence
- ↑ according to ISAS ( Memento from May 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Ōsumi in the NSSDCA Master Catalog , accessed on April 11, 2012 (English).
Web links
- ISAS: Ohsumi (English)
- Osumi in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)