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    JAS (Japanese Amateur Satellite)

    Small (50-kg) satellites, launched by NASDA (National Space Development Agency) as co-passengers with larger payloads, for use in amateur radio communications.


    spacecraft JAS-1B (Fuji-2) JAS-2 (Fuji-3)
    launch date Feb. 17, 1970 Aug. 17, 1996
    launch vehicle H-1 H-2
    launch site Tanegashima Tanegashima
    orbit polar LEO polar LEO


    Related categories

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





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