List of Mu rocket launches
This is the launch list for the Japanese Mu launcher . In her active time from 1966 to 2006, 34 starts were carried out, 30 of which were a success, one a partial success and three false starts, which corresponds to a reliability of 85%.
Mu versions
version | Mu-1 | Mu-3C | Mu-3D | Mu-3H | Mu-3S | Mu-3S-II | Mu-4S | Mu-V | Mu-V (2) | ETV-1 |
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First flight | October 31, 1966 | February 16, 1974 | 17th August 1969 | 19th February 1972 | 17th February 1980 | January 8, 1985 | September 25, 1970 | February 12, 1997 | May 9, 2003 | 2nd September 1974 |
Number of flights | 1 | 4th | 1 | 3 | 4th | 8th | 4th | 3 | 4th | 2 |
Successful flights | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4th | 7th | 3 | 2 | 4th | 2 |
False starts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partial successes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last flight | October 31, 1966 | February 21, 1979 | 17th August 1969 | September 16, 1978 | February 14, 1984 | January 15, 1995 | 19th August 1972 | February 10, 2000 | September 22, 2006 | 5th February 1975 |
Start list
This is a complete launch list for the Mu missile.
Table of contents: 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s | |||||||||
Serial No. | Date / start time ( UTC ) | Type | Ser.-No. | Launch site | payload | Type of payload | Payload in kg (gross¹) | Orbit² | Remarks |
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1960s - 66 - 69 | |||||||||
1 | October 31, 1966 | Mu-1 | M-1-1 | USC M | R&D | ? | ? | Suborbital | success |
2 | 17th August 1969 | Mu-3D | M-3D-1 | USC M | R&D | ? | ? | Suborbital | success |
1970s - 70 - 71 - 72 - 74 - 75 - 76 - 77 - 78 - 79 | |||||||||
3 | September 25, 1970 | Mu-4S | M-4S-1 | USC M | SS | Research satellite | 66 kg | ? | Failure 4th stage does not ignite |
4th | February 16, 1971 | Mu-4S | M-4S-2 | USC M | MS-T1 (Tansei 1) | Technology testing satellite | 63 kg | ? | success |
5 | September 28, 1971 | Mu-4S | M-4S-3 | USC M | SS-1 (Shinsei) | Research satellite | 66 kg | ? | success |
6th | 19th August 1972 | Mu-4S | M-4S-4 | USC M | REXS (Denpa) | Research satellite | 75 kg | ? | success |
7th | February 16, 1974 | Mu-3C | M-3C-1 | USC M | MS-T2 (Tansei 2) | Technology testing satellite | 65 kg | ? | success |
8th | 2nd September 1974 | ETV-1 | ETV-1 | TNSC Q | R&D | ? | ? | Suborbital | success |
9 | 5th February 1975 | ETV-1 | ETV-2 | TNSC Q | R&D | ? | ? | Suborbital | success |
10 | February 24, 1975 | Mu-3C | M-3C-2 | USC M | SRATS (Taiyō) | Research satellite | 86 kg | ? | success |
11 | 4th February 1976 | Mu-3C | M-3C-3 | USC M | CORSA-A | X-ray satellite | 85 kg | ? | Failure Failure of the thrust vector control |
12 | 19th February 1977 | Mu-3H | M-3H-1 | USC M | MS-T3 (Tansei 3) | Technology testing satellite | 134 kg | ? | success |
13 | 4th February 1978 | Mu-3H | M-3H-2 | USC M | EXOS-A (Kyokko) | Research satellite | 126 kg | ? | success |
14th | September 16, 1978 | Mu-3H | M-3H-3 | USC M | EXOS-B (Jikiken) | Research satellite | 92 kg | ? | success |
15th | February 21, 1979 | Mu-3C | M-3C-4 | USC M | CORSA-B (Hakuchō) | X-ray satellite | 96 kg | ? | success |
1980s - 80 - 81 - 83 - 84 - 85 - 87 - 89 | |||||||||
16 | 17th February 1980 | Mu-3S | M-3S-1 | USC M | MS-T4 (Tansei 4) | Technology testing satellite | 134 kg | ? | success |
17th | February 21, 1981 | Mu-3S | M-3S-2 | USC M | ASTRO-A (Hinotori) | X-ray satellite | 188 kg | ? | success |
18th | February 20, 1983 | Mu-3S | M-3S-3 | USC M1 | ASTRO-B (Tenma) | X-ray satellite | 216 kg | ? | success |
19th | February 14, 1984 | Mu-3S | M-3S-4 | USC M1 | EXOS-C (Ohzora) | X-ray satellite | 210 kg | ? | success |
20th | January 8, 1985 | Mu-3S-II | M-3S2-1 | USC M1 | MS-T5 (Sakigake) | Space probe to Halley's Comet | 138 kg | Escape route | success |
21st | August 19, 1985 | Mu-3S-II | M-3S2-2 | USC M1 | PLANET-A (Suisei) | Space probe to Halley's Comet | 140 kg | Escape route | success |
22nd | 5th February 1987 | Mu-3S-II | M-3S2-3 | USC M1 | ASTRO-C (Ginga) | X-ray satellite | 400 kg | ? | success |
23 | February 22, 1989 | Mu-3S-II | M-3S2-4 | USC M1 | EXOS-D (Akebono) | Research satellite | 294 kg | ? | success |
1990s - 90 - 91 - 93 - 95 - 97 - 98 | |||||||||
24 | January 24, 1990 | Mu-3S-II | M-3S2-5 | USC M1 | MUSES-A (Hiten) , MUSES-A Lunar Orbiter (Hagoromo) | Technology testing satellites, spacecraft to the moon | 197.4 kg | Escape route | success |
25th | August 30, 1991 | Mu-3S-II | M-3S2-6 | USC M1 | SOLAR-A (Yohkoh) | Space telescope for solar observation | 390 kg | ? | success |
26th | February 20, 1993 | Mu-3S-II | M-3S2-7 | USC M1 | ASTRO-D (ASCA, Asuka) | X-ray telescope | 420 kg | ? | success |
27 | January 15, 1995 | Mu-3S-II | M-3S2-8 | USC M1 | express | Re-entry capsule | 765 kg | ? | Partial success Target orbit is not reached due to an error in the 2nd stage |
28 | February 12, 1997 | Mu-V | MV-1 | USC MV | MUSES-B (HALCA, VSOP, Haruka) | VLBI observations | ? | ? | success |
29 | July 3, 1998 | Mu-V | MV-3 | USC MV | PLANET-B (Nozomi) | Space probe to Mars | 258 kg | Escape route | success |
2000s - 00 - 03 - 05 - 06 | |||||||||
30th | February 10, 2000 | Mu-V | MV-4 | USC MV | ASTRO-E | X-ray telescope | 1680 kg | ? | False start Error in the 1st stage |
31 | May 9, 2003 | Mu-V (2) | MV-5 | USC MV | MUSES-C (Hayabusa) | Space probe to the asteroid Itokawa | 500 kg | Escape route | success |
32 | July 10, 2005 | Mu-V (2) | MV-6 | USC MV | ASTRO-E2 (Suzaku) | X-ray telescope | 1680 kg | ? | success |
33 | February 21, 2006 9:28 PM |
Mu-V (2) | MV-8 | USC MV | ASTRO-F (Akari) , CUTE-1.7 + APD , SSSat 1 | Infrared telescope , technology testing satellite and solar sail | approx. 963 kg | ? | success |
34 | September 22, 2006 9:36 pm |
Mu-V (2) | MV-7 | USC MV | SOLAR-B (Hinode) , HITSAT , SSSat 2 | Space telescope for solar observation , amateur radio satellite , solar sails | 872 kg | ? | success |
¹ gross weight = (satellites + adapter, housing etc.)
² NOT necessarily the target orbit of the payload - but the path on which the payload is to be deployed from the upper stage.
Web links
- Gunter's Space Page: M (Mu) Family (English)
- Mu in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
- JAXA: List of Mu-offs (English)