Satellites

Payload

SAKURA-3B (CS-3B)

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

SAKURA-3B (CS-3B) is a Japan payload satellite, launched on September 16, 1988 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
September 16, 1988 at 09:59 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-I
Operator
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mission
Sakura 3B

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,105 km
Periapsis
36,062 km
Inclination
14.89°
Orbital period
1451.29 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Japan
Launch mass
545.09 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1988-086A
NORAD catalog №
19508
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
6.0614 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational