About Broadcasting Satellite "Yuri" (BS)
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The BS (Yuri series), in response to future broadcasting needs, have been used in a variety of broadcasting experiments as experimental satellites for reception by individual. |
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Major Characteristics
Yuri(BS)
Launch Date | 4/8/1978 |
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Launch Vehicle | Delta 2914 Launch Vehicle (U.S.) |
Launch Site | Kennedy Space Center |
Weight | 350kg |
Orbit | Geostationary . 110deg. E. longitude |
Yuri-2a(BS-2a), Yuri-2b(BS-2b)
Yuri-2a (BS-2a) |
Launch Date | 1/23/1984 |
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Launch Vehicle | N-II Launch Vehicle (N12F) | |
Launch Site | Tanegashima Space Center | |
Yuri-2b (BS-2b) |
Launch Date | 2/12/1986 |
Launch Vehicle | N-II Launch Vehicle (N14F) | |
Launch Site | Tanegashima Space Center | |
Orbit | Geostationary, 110deg. E. longitude | |
Weight | 350kg |
Yuri-3a(BS-3a), Yuri-3b(BS-3b)
Yuri-3a (BS-3a) |
Launch Date | 8/28/1990 |
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Launch Vehicle | H-I Launch Vehicle (H22F) | |
Launch Site | Tanegashima Space Center | |
Yuri-3b (BS-3b) |
Launch Date | 8/25/1991 |
Launch Vehicle | H-I Launch Vehicle (H23F) | |
Launch Site | Tanegashima Space Center | |
Weight | (at launch)About 1,100kg, (beginning of life)About 550kg | |
Orbit | Geostationary, 110deg. E. longitude |