SFU & Himawari 5 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
18 Mar 1995, 8:01am
UTC
Location
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
SFU & Himawari 5
Mission Type
Astrophysics
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
SFU (Space Flyer Unit) was a Japanese space laboratory launched by the same H-2 + SSB rocket that launched GMS 5. It carried an infrared telescope (IRTS), and instruments and supplies for microgravity experiments. Himawari 5 was a Japanese geostationary meteorological satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:58pm UTC
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