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TANSEI-3 (MS-T3)
Nonoperational
Payload
MEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
February 19, 1977 at 05:15 AM UTC
Launch site
Uchinoura, Japan
Launched by
Mu-3H →
Operator
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Mission
Tansei-3
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
3,804 km
Periapsis
795 km
Inclination
65.76°
Orbital period
134.09 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1977-012A
NORAD catalog №
9841
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Radar cross-section
1.4266 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational