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Mu-3S-II
Launched 1995-01-15 13:45 UTCMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
No cause has been given yet.
Launch failure
Target: Low Earth Orbit
Mu-3S-II lifted off with EXPRESS, but the launch failed.
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EXPRESS (Experiment Re-entry Space System) was a multi-national (Germany, Japan, Russia, Australia) project for a small, micro gravity and reentry research spacecraft. The spacecraft was procured from Khrunichev for a cost of 30 Mio. DM.
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
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scheduled
Height
27.8m
Diameter
1.4m
To low Earth orbit
800kg
Liftoff thrust
1,930kN
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