February 12, 1997 4:50 am
Haruka
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Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
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HALCA (Highly Advanced Laboratory for Communication and Astronomy), a.k.a. VSOP (Very Large Baseline Interferometry Space Observatory Programme) or Muses-B, is the first astronomical satellite dedicated to Very-Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI). It was launched on its maiden flight by ISAS’s M-5 [KM-V1] launch vehicle from Kagoshima Space Center on 12 February 1997.
Launch Overview
Window Open
04:50 UTC
Window Close
04:50 UTC
Lift Off
Feb 12, 1997 · 04:50 UTC
Launch Facility
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Launch Pad
Mu Center
Target Orbit
Elliptical Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Payload
Haruka
Rocket
M-V
Destination
Elliptical Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
HALCA (Highly Advanced Laboratory for Communication and Astronomy), a.k.a. VSOP (Very Large Baseline Interferometry Space Observatory Programme) or Muses-B, is the first astronomical satellite dedicated to Very-Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI). It was launched on its maiden flight by ISAS’s M-5 [KM-V1] launch vehicle from Kagoshima Space Center on 12 February 1997.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Mu Center
Launch Overview
Window Open
04:50 UTC
Window Close
04:50 UTC
Lift Off
Feb 12, 1997 · 04:50 UTC
Launch Facility
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Launch Pad
Mu Center
Target Orbit
Elliptical Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Payload
Haruka
Rocket
M-V
Destination
Elliptical Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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