Also called:
Broadcast Satellite -Experimental;
Mid-Scale Broadcasting Satellite for Experimental Purposes;
Yuri
Date of launch (location):
Apr. 7, 1978 (ETR)
Launch vehicle:
Delta 2914
Weight (kg):
327 (orbital)
Shape:
Box-shaped with an antenna mounted on
one side and two solar paddles extending from opposing
sides.
Dimensions (m):
1.3 width (8.9 with panels
extended)
1.2 length
3.9 height
Power source:
Solar panels plus NiCd
batteries
NASA's role:
Launch vehicle and support
(reimbursable).
Cooperating organizations:
NASA and Japanese National Space
Development Agency
Prime contractor:
General Electric for Tokyo Shibaura
Electric Co.
Responsible NASA center:
Goddard Space Flight Center
Project manager:
Robert J. Goss
Objectives:
To evaluate new methods of
transmitting high-quality color TV images to the Japanese
islands from stationary orbit.
Results:
Successful.
Reference: NASA, "BSE Mission Operations Reports," M-492-212-78-01, Feb. 28, 1978.