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Mu-3C
Launched 1979-02-21 05:00 UTCMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
15th
orbital launch attempt in 1979
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
1st
launch this year
Mu Center
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
158 d
since the pad's previous launch
Japanese astronomical science satellite
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
20.2m
Diameter
1.4m
To low Earth orbit
195kg
Liftoff thrust
1,932kN
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