Ohsumi (satellite)
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The Ohsumi satellite, Japan’s first artificial satellite, was launched on February 11, 1970, at 04:25 UTC by the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science from the Kagoshima Space Center, which is l
Artist's rendition of Ohsumi in orbit.
Artificial Satellite "Ōsumi", testing model. Exhibit in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan.
Scale model of the Osumi at Noshiro City Children's Center
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, or ISAS, is a Japanese national research organization of astrophysics using rockets, astronomical satellites and interplanetary probes which played a majo
Ohsumi (satellite)
…or Ōsumi, おおすみ) satellite, Japan’s first artificial satellite, was launched on February 11, 1970, at 04:25 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) by the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science (ISAS) from the Kagoshima Space Center, which is located on the Ohsumi peninsula in Japan. This location was chosen for its strategic position in…
Entrance to the ISAS Sagamihara Campus