Tansei 2

  1974-008A

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Tansei 2 (MS-T2), the test payload on the first Mu 3C launch in Feb 1974, carried a new attitude control system.

Tansei-2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1974 Feb 16	0500	Launch by Mu-3C-1	KASC
		T+0:08 SOB burnout
		T+0:09 SOB sep
		T+1:01 St 1 burnout
		T+1:18 St 1 sep	-6204 x 95 x 37.24
		T+1:20 St 2 burn
		T+2:25 St 2 TVC off
		T+2:31 St 2 burnout	-5468 x 517 x 38.73
		T+2:36 Fairing top off
		T+2:37 Fairing lower part off
		Coast
		T+3:55 Spinup St 3
		T+5:09 St 2 sep	-5281 x 290 x 31.23?
	0505:10	T+5:10 St 3 burn, 54s
	0506:04	T+6:04 St 3 burnout
		T+7:00 St 3 sep
		T+7:05 yo-yo despin stage 3
			121.6 284 x 3233 x 31.2
1974 Mar 2?		End of transmissions
1983 Jan 22		Reentered