Mu family
M-V
The M-V rocket also called Mu-5 was a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites.
Flights flown7
Success rate85.7%6/7
Payload to LEO1,800kg
Maiden flight1997-02-12
Peak year20062 flights
M-V is built by IHI Corporation of Japan. It first flew on 12 February 1997 and last flew on 22 September 2006.
Flight record
85.7% success rate6 of 7 flown · 1 failed
1997peak 2006 · 2 flights2006
First flight1997-02-12
Latest flight2006-09-22
Failures1
Consecutive successes4
Fastest turnaround213d 8m
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 1,800kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 4 |
|---|---|
| Length | 30.8m |
| Diameter | 2.5m |
| Launch mass | 137t |
| Liftoff thrust | 3,780kN |
| Maiden flight | 1997-02-12 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit4Asteroid1Elliptical Orbit1Heliocentric N/A1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-09-22 | M-V | Hinode | Mu Center | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2006-02-21 | M-V | Akari | Mu Center | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2005-07-10 | M-V | Suzaku | Mu Center | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2003-05-09 | M-V | Hayabusa | Mu Center | Asteroid | Success |
| 2000-02-10 | M-V | ASTRO E | Mu Center | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1998-07-03 | M-V | Nozomi | Mu Center | Heliocentric N/A | Success |
| 1997-02-12 | M-V | Haruka | Mu Center | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
Further reading: Wikipedia