Mu-4S | Shinsei
Status: Success | Launched: Sep 28, 1971 04:00 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (Government)
- Rocket: Mu-4S — Mu family
Mission
First Japanese scientific satellite to successfully reach orbit.
- Type: Astrophysics
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Mu Center
- Location: Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-10-07T01:00:56.820087+00:00.