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Launch SuccessfulNational Space Development Agency of Japan
N-2: Sakura 2B
Japanese geostationary communications satellite
Friday, 5 August 1983
N-2
Mission Data
Launch VehicleN-2
Vehicle Record8 of 8 launches (100%)
Launch Provider🇯🇵 National Space Development Agency of Japan
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record14 successes / 1 failures (93%)
Success Streak10 consecutive
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitGeostationary Orbit
Launch PadOsaki Launch Complex
Location🇯🇵 Tanegashima Space Center, Japan JPN
Orbital Launches This Year#82
Agency Launches This Year#2
Launches From This Pad24
Launches From This Site100
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About N-2
The N-II or N-2 was a derivative of the American Delta rocket, produced under licence in Japan. It replaced the N-I-rocket in Japanese use. It used a Thor-ELT first stage, a Delta-F second stage, nine Castor SRMs, and on most flights either a Star-37E or Burner-2 upper stage, identical to the US Delta 0100 series configurations. Eight were launched between 1981 and 1987, before it was replaced by the H-I, which featured Japanese-produced upper stages. All eight launches were successful.
Launch Site
Osaki Launch Complex · 30.3994°N 130.9702°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.