Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Ohsumi 5

Lambda 4S

SUCCESS

Success

Wednesday, February 11, 1970 · 04:25 UTC

Mission

/01

Ohsumi was a series of five small satellites built to become the first Japanese satellite on orbit.

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

/02

Rocket

Variant: 4S

Launch Pad

Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

31.252° N, 131.079° E

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