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H-1 | Yuri 3B

August 25, 1991 at 8:40 AM UTC

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

H-1 | Yuri 3B launch image
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August 25, 1991 at 8:40 AM UTC

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Osaki Launch Complex

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan · 30.3994, 130.9700

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Osaki Launch Complex

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

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Mission description

The BS-3 or Yuri 3 satellites were a series of Japanese direct broadcasting satellites.

Vehicle

H-I

H-I · I

Height

42 m

Diameter

2.44 m

LEO capacity

3,200 kg

Successful launches

9

Launch complex

Osaki Launch Complex

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

The Tanegashima Space Center is the largest rocket-launch complex in Japan. It is located on the southeastern tip of Tanegashima, an island located south of Kyushu, an island and region and Japan. It was established in 1969 when the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) was formed, and is now run by JAXA. The activities that take place at TNSC include assembly, testing, launching, and tracking satellites, as well as rocket engine firing tests.

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