Launch Alert | Starlink Group 9-9
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LAUNCH CENTER

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Failure
Thu Feb 10 2000
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

ASTRO E

Launch Failure
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

M-V

Description:

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

M-V rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Astrophysics
  • Astro E is a X-ray astronomy satellite bulit as a joint effort of NASA and the Japanese space agency ISAS. Observing the X-ray spectrum of the distant universe, Astro-E was to open a new window into the workings of black holes, neutron stars, active galaxies, and other very energetic objects. Astro E was lost in a launch vehicle failure in February 2000, but a repeat Astro E2 (renamed Suzaku after successful launch) was built to conduct the mission. It was launched in July 2005 aboard a Japanese improved M-5 rocket.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Pad

Mu Center