COSPAR ID 1970-011A Launch site Kagoshima LA-L Launch date 11 February 1970 Last contact 12 February 1970 Regime Medium Earth orbit | Power 10.3 watt Decay date August 2, 2003 Rocket Lambda 4S Mission type Earth science | |
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Operator Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo (now part of JAXA) Launch mass 24.0 kilograms (52.9 lb) Contractor Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Similar Tenma, Hakucho, Space Flyer Unit, Akebono, OICETS | ||
Ōsumi (or Ohsumi) is the name of the first Japanese satellite put into orbit, named after the Ōsumi Province in the southern islands of Japan. It was launched on February 11, 1970 at 04:25 UTC with a Lambda 4S-5 rocket from Uchinoura Space Center by Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo, now part of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Japan became the fourth nation after the USSR, United States and France to release an artificial satellite into successful orbit on its own.
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