LAUNCH CENTER
![Launch Image](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FTLP_Launch_Placeholder_Image_tin.png&w=3840&q=75)
Success
Fri May 09 2003
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Hayabusa
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(4:29 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(4:29 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(4:29 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
M-VDescription:
The M-V rocket also called Mu-5 was a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites.
![M-V rocket](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FTLP_Launch_Placeholder_Image_tin.png&w=640&q=75)
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Astrophysics
- MUSES-C (renamed Hayabusa after launch) is a sample return mission to the asteroid. Its primary goal is to acquire and verify technology which is necessary to retrieve samples from a small body in the solar system and to bring back them to the earth.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Pad
Mu Center