Tansei (Japanese: たんせい) was the second Japanese artificial satellite which was put into orbit, after the country's first satellite Ohsumi.[1] The satellite was sent into orbit on 16 February 1971.[2]
Just like Ohsumi, the launch was a project by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science at the University of Tokyo (UTokyo). The name of the satellite means "light blue", which is the school colour of UTokyo.[3] Three more satellites with the same name were subsequently launched by the university. The last of them was launched on 17 February 1980.[4]
References
edit- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ōsumi" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 762.
- ^ JAXA, "Catalogue of ISAS Missions" Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-2.
- ^ "Japan's Satellite Transmits," New York Times. February 18, 1971; retrieved 2012-4-16.
- ^ "試験衛星「たんせい4」 | 科学衛星・探査機". 宇宙科学研究所 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-13.
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