BS

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Program: BS. Objective: Technology. Type: Comsat. Overview: Medium-scale broadcasting satellites for experimental purposes and communications to Japanese home islands. Major Events: .

07 April 1978 Yuri 1 Spacecraft: Yuri. Mass: 678 kg. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Delta 2914. More details
Experimental comsat. Medium-scale broadcasting satellite for experimental purposes (BSE). Launch vehicle Delta 2914-140. Launch time 2201 GMT. Location 110 deg E. Characteristics of satellite: Weight approx 355 kg in an early stage in orbit. Configuration - box shaped satelli te with 2 solar array panels with overall span of 8.95m. Height 3.09m, width 1.32m, length 1.19m. 3-axis stabilized attitude control. Expected life 3 years.
23 January 1984 Yuri 2A Spacecraft: AS 3000. Mass: 670 kg. Launch Site: Tanegashima . Launch Vehicle: N-2. More details
TV. BS-2a (Yuri-2a). Domestic satellite broadcasting; development of broadcasting satellite technology. Launch 0758 GMT. N launch vehicle flight no 12. Launching organization NASDA.
12 February 1986 Yuri 2B Spacecraft: AS 3000. Mass: 677 kg. Launch Site: Tanegashima . Launch Vehicle: N-2. More details
Stationed at 117 deg E. BS-2b (Yuri-2b). Domestic satellite broadcasting; development of broadcasting satellite technology. Launching organization NASDA. N launch vehicle flight no 14. Launch time 0755 GMT.
22 February 1990 BS 2X Spacecraft: HS 376. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L. More details
28 August 1990 Yuri 3A Spacecraft: AS 3000. Mass: 1,115 kg. Launch Site: Tanegashima . Launch Vehicle: H-1. More details
Japanese DBS; 110 deg E. Continuation of broadcasting services by BS-2; accommodations to increasing and diversifying demands for broadcasting; establishment of common technology necessary for broadcasting satellite. Launching organization NASDA. Launch time 0905 GMT. BS-3a 'Yuri -3a'.
18 April 1991 Yuri 3H Spacecraft: AS 3000. Mass: 600 kg. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Atlas I. More details
25 August 1991 Yuri 3B Spacecraft: AS 3000. Mass: 1,115 kg. Launch Site: Tanegashima . Launch Vehicle: H-1. More details
TV; 110 deg E.
08 July 1994 Yuri 3N Spacecraft: AS 3000. Mass: 1,210 kg. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L. More details
Stationed at 109.67 deg E.

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