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    EGS (Experimental Geodetic Satellite)

    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



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