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Mu · Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

M-V

retired
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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
30.8 m
Diameter
2.5 m
Mass
137,000 kg
Stages
4
Payload to LEO
1,800 kg
First flight
1997-02-12
Total launches
7
Success / Fail
6 / 1

The M-V rocket also called Mu-5 was a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites.

Payloads it launched · 8

HIT-SAT (HO-59)
LEO
HINODE (SOLAR-B)
LEO
AKARI (ASTRO-F)
LEO
CUTE-1.7+APD (CO-56)
LEO
SUZAKU (ASTRO-EII)
LEO
HAYABUSA (MUSES-C)
Communications
NOZOMI (PLANET-B)
Heliocentric
HALCA (MUSES-B)
MEO