MABES
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| Mission type | Technology development/test satellite |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASDA |
| COSPAR ID | 1986-061C |
| SATCAT № | 16910 |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 12 August 1986, 20:45 UTC |
| Rocket | H-I |
| Launch site | Tanegashima Osaki |
| Contractor | Mitsubishi |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Decommissioned |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | low Earth |
| Perigee | 1,489.6 kilometres (925.6 mi) [1] |
| Apogee | 1,061.8 kilometres (659.8 mi) [1] |
| Inclination | 50.0 degrees [1] |
| Period | 116.8 minutes [1] |
Magnetic Bearing Flywheel Experimental System (MABES), also known as Jindai (じんだい?) is a National Space Development Agency of Japan(NASDA) satellite mission. It conducted experiments on the levitation of the magnetic bearing flywheel in a zero-G environment, and tested the function of the launch lock mechanism.[2]
On 12 August 1986, Jindai was launched from Tanegashima Space Center aboard the maiden flight of H-I rocket, along with Ajisai and Fuji.
Jindai is attached to the second stage of the H-1 rocket,[3] and as of 2013, still remains in low Earth orbit.[1]
