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