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Mu-4S
Launched 1971-09-28 04:00 UTCMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
91st
orbital launch attempt in 1971
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
2nd
launch this year
Mu Center
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
224 d
since the pad's previous launch
First Japanese scientific satellite to successfully reach orbit.
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
23.6m
Diameter
1.4m
To low Earth orbit
180kg
Liftoff thrust
1,932kN
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