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Tansei-4

Launch Successful

Launch Details

Date: 17 Feb 1980, 12:40 am UTC

Rocket: Mu-3S (Mu)

Provider: Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Mission

Type: Test Flight

Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Pad: Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Mission Description

Tansei-4 was a test satellite to verify the performance of Mu-3S rocket and to test out tecnhologies for future satellites.