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Launch SuccessfulJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency
M-V: Suzaku
Suzaku (formerly ASTRO-EII) was an X-ray astronomy satellite developed jointly by the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science at JAXA and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to probe high energy X-ray sources, such as supernova explosions, black holes and galactic clusters. It was launched on 10 July 2005 aboard the M-V rocket on the M-V-6 mission. After its successful launch, the satellite was renamed Suzaku after the mythical Vermilion bird of the South
Sunday, 10 July 2005
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 TypeAstrophysics
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadMu Center
Location🇯🇵 Uchinoura Space Center, Japan JPN
Orbital Launches This Year#28
Agency Launches This Year#2
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.