Back to Vehicles

M-3H-1 (Tansei 3)

M-3H-1 launched the MS-T3 engineering satellite, renamed Tansei 3, from Kagoshima Space Center on 19 February 1977. A spacecraft-mounted kick motor placed it into a highly elliptical, high-inclination orbit.

Identity

Aliases
M-3H-1 launch vehicleTansei 3 launch vehicleTansei-3 launch vehicleMS-T3 launch vehicle
Name
M-3H-1 (Tansei 3)
Status
retired

Details

Description
M-3H-1 launched the MS-T3 engineering satellite, renamed Tansei 3, from Kagoshima Space Center on 19 February 1977. A spacecraft-mounted kick motor placed it into a highly elliptical, high-inclination orbit.
First Flight Date
1977-02-19
Vehicle Family

Links

Assets & Meta

Creation Time
July 13, 2026 at 12:02:20 UTC
Updated Time
July 13, 2026 at 12:02:20 UTC

Other

Last Flight Date
1977-02-19
Search Name
M-3H-1 (Tansei 3) M-3H-1 launch vehicle Tansei 3 launch vehicle Tansei-3 launch vehicle MS-T3 launch vehicle
Serial Number
M-3H-1
Vehicle Code
M-3H-1
M-3H-1 (Tansei 3) - AeroVia