Yuri 2B

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First generation Japanese direct broadcasting satellite

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
to orbit0 km1,210 km downrange200 km up

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Launch window and padTanegashima Space Center, Japan
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Rocket and boosterN-2
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N-2

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MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO

Communications · Direct-GEO

What it put in orbit4 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
YURI-2B (BS-2B) 1986-016A Payload 35997 × 36132 km · 12.1° Globe
N-2 R/B(1) 1986-016B Rocket body re-entered 1987-04-19
N-2 R/B(2) 1986-016C Rocket body re-entered 2003-11-02
N-2 DEB 1986-016D Debris re-entered 1986-02-22

COSPAR ID 1986-016. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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