N-I | Ayame

National Space Development Agency of Japan flew N-I | Ayame on a N-I out of Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, placing its payload in Direct-GEO.

Launch time
Status
FAILED
Operator
National Space Development Agency of Japan
Mission type
Communications
Rocket
N-I
Launch site
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Launch pad
Osaki Launch Complex
Payload
—
Target orbit
Direct-GEO

Mission timeline

  1. 1979-02-06T08:46:00.000Z
    Liftoff
    N-I roars off the pad at Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
  2. Max-Q
    The vehicle reaches Max Q, the highest aerodynamic load of the flight.
  3. Mission failure
    Flight anomaly — the mission is unsuccessful.

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