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Class: Technology. Nation: Japan. Agency: Japan(Lambda 4S 5).

Engineering test for the launching of scientific satellites. Injection point 29.7 N, 145.8 E.

Typical orbit: 323 km x 2440 km at 31 degrees inclination. Mass: 12 kg (26 lb).

Osumi Chronology

1970 February 11 - Ohsumi 5 - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: L. Launch Vehicle: Lambda. Mass: 12 kg (26 lb). Perigee: 323 km (200 mi). Apogee: 2,440 km (1,510 mi). Inclination: 31.00 deg. Period: 113.40 min.
Engineering tests. Engineering test for the launching of scientific satellites. Injection point 29.7 N, 145.8 E

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.
McDowell, Jonathan, Launch Log, October 1998. Web Address when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~jcm/space/log/launch.html.

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