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MABES [GDK]
MABES (Magnetic Bearing Flywheel Experimental Satellite) was launched by a two-stage H-1 launch vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center of the National Space Development Agency of Japan. The national name of the satellite was Jindai.
The MABES mission was to measure levitating / oscillatory / rotating characteristics of the magnetic bearing flywheel under zero G conditions and to confirm the function of the launch lock mechanism. The MABES experiment remained attached to the second stage of the H-1 launch vehicle.
| Nation: | Japan |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | NASDA |
| Contractors: | |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | Experiment fixed to H-1 second stage |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 294 kg (excluding stage) |
| Orbit: | 483 km × 1604 km, 50.0 |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MABES (Jindai) | 1986-061C | 12.08.1986 | Ta LP-N | H-1 (9 SO) | with EGS, JAS 1a |
Launch Sites:
- Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan
References:
- NSSDC Master Catalog: MABES
