EGS (Experimental Geodetic Satellite)

A Japanese geodetic satellite used by NASDA (National Space Developent Agency) to test a new launch vehicle, the H-1 (see H series), and also determine the accurate location of remote islands; it was also known by its national Ajisai which means "hydrangea."

launch date	Aug. 12, 1986
launch vehicle	H-1
launch site	Tanegashima
orbit	1,479 × 1,497 km × 50.0°
mass	685 kg

Related categories

   • JAPANESE SPACECRAFT
   • SATELLITES AND SPACE PROBES
   • JAPAN IN SPACE

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