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Mu-3S-II
Launched 1990-01-24 11:46 UTCMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Success
Reached Elliptical Orbit
Worldwide
7th
orbital launch attempt in 1990
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
1st
launch this year
Mu Center
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
336 d 12 h
since the pad's previous launch
Japanese experimental satellite inserted in a highly elliptical Earth orbit which released a small satellite named Hagoromo into orbit around the Moon.
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
27.8m
Diameter
1.4m
To low Earth orbit
800kg
Liftoff thrust
1,930kN
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