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Launch SuccessfulJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency
M-V: Hinode
Japanese solar observatory designed to stury the Sun
Friday, 22 September 2006
M-V
Mission Data
🇯🇵Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyEst. 2003
Launch VehicleM-V
Vehicle FamilyMu
Vehicle Record6 of 7 launches (85.7%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record33 successes / 4 failures (89%)
Success Streak2 consecutive
Mission TypeHeliophysics
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadMu Center
Location🇯🇵 Uchinoura Space Center, Japan JPN
Orbital Launches This Year#45
Agency Launches This Year#5
Launches From This Pad36
Launches From This Site43
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About M-V
The M-V rocket also called Mu-5 was a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites.
Launch Site
Mu Center · 31.2510°N 131.0821°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.