\<COLOUR 1> PAYLOAD: \<COLOUR 0> First Japanese satellites
\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH SITE: \<COLOUR 0> Kagoshima Space Centre, Kyushu
\<COLOUR 1> COUNTRY: \<COLOUR 0> Japan
\<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> Launches first Japanese satellite, Ohsumi, on February 11, 1970; is developed into the all-solids Mu series launchers and the current MS3 III, which is 27.8 metres long, with a lift-off thrust of some 160 tonnes.