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M-V
Launched 1998-07-03 18:12 UTCMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Success
Reached Heliocentric N/A
Worldwide
42nd
orbital launch attempt in 1998
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
1st
launch this year
Mu Center
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
506 d 13 h
since the pad's previous launch
The primary scientific objective of Nozomi program is to study the Martian upper atmosphere with emphasis on its interaction with the solar wind.
ISAS is a Japanese national research organization of astrophysics using rockets, astronomical satellites and interplanetary probes which played a major role in Japan's space development.
Launches
32
Successful
24
75%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
30.8m
Diameter
2.5m
To low Earth orbit
1,800kg
Liftoff thrust
3,780kN
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