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MABES (Magnetic Bearing Satellite)
Japanese satellite, launched by NASDA (National Space Development Agency), that carried an experiment on the levitation of a magnetic bearing flywheel under zero-g. It was also known by its national name of Jindai (“cherry tree”).
| Launch date | Aug. 12, 1986 |
| Launch vehicle | H-1 |
| Launch site | Tanegashima |
| Orbit | 1,483 × 1,604 km × 50.0° |
Related categories
• JAPANESE SPACECRAFT
• SATELLITES AND SPACE PROBES
• JAPAN IN SPACE
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