LAUNCH CENTER
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Wed Feb 12 1997
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Haruka
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
M-VDescription:
The M-V rocket also called Mu-5 was a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Astrophysics
- 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Pad
Mu Center