NASDA N-I Ayame 2
N-I
Status
Success
Date
22 FEB 1980
08:35
Launch Provider
National Space Development Agency of Japan
Launch Pad
Osaki Launch Complex
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Mission Overview
One of two experimental communications satellites.
Rocket
N-I
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
The N-I or N-1 was a derivative of the American Thor-Delta rocket, produced under licence in Japan. It used a Thor-ELT first stage, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries-designed LE-3 engine was used as a second stage, and three Castor SRMs. Seven were launched between 1975 and 1982, before it was replaced by the N-II.
Height
34 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
131 T