Sunday, December 23, 1979

Shinsei

 1971-080A


The MS-F2 satellite was named Shinsei (Nova) once on orbit. The satellite was similar to MS-F1 and returned data on the ionosphere.

M-42-3 Mass of stage 4 plus payload is 500 f 137 em. Prop mas 363 kg. Payload mass 66 kg implying M-40 is 434f 71 em. Isp 276.0s?


Shinsei 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1971 Sep 28  0400  Launch by Mu-4S-3  KASC 
  T+0:07 SB burnout 
  T+0:09 SB sep 
  T+1:01 St 1 burnout 
  T+1:21 Upper fairing sep 
  T+1:22 Lower fairing sep 
  T+1:23? St 1 sep 
 0401 T+1:26? St 2 burn 
  T+2:32? St 2 burnout 
  T+2:42? St 2 sep 
  T+2:43? St 3 burn 
  T+3:25? St 3 burnout  -5212 x 980? 
 0403? T+3:45? St 3 sep  -5025 x 875 x 31.46 
 0411 T+11:03? St 4 burn 40s 
 0412 T+11:43? St 4 burnout  
 0415 T+15:00 St 4 sep 112.9 869 x 1865 x 32.1 
1972 Jan   Tape recorder failed 
1975 Jan   Still operating 

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