Ohsumi
Ohsumi was Japan's first artificial satellite, a compact engineering spacecraft used to demonstrate domestic orbital-insertion techniques and satellite systems. Its successful orbit made Japan the fourth nation to launch a satellite with its own rocket.
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- Aliases
- OHSUMIŌsumi1970-011A
- Name
- Ohsumi
- Slug
- ohsumi
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Ohsumi was Japan's first artificial satellite, a compact engineering spacecraft used to demonstrate domestic orbital-insertion techniques and satellite systems. Its successful orbit made Japan the fourth nation to launch a satellite with its own rocket.
- End Date
- 1970-02-12
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successful. Ohsumi entered an elliptical Earth orbit, returned telemetry for roughly 14 to 15 hours, and remained in orbit until atmospheric reentry in 2003.
- Program
- Ohsumi
- Start Date
- 1970-02-11
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 11:32:26 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 11:32:26 UTC
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