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MUSES-B

M-V launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on February 12, 1997, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 12, 1997 · 04:50 UTCLaunch 1997-005Launch no. 4,123 in the log
RocketM-V
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad M-V
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISASJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 12, 1997, 04:50
Launch designation
1997-005
Mission
MUSES-B
Flight name
VSOP/KM
Vehicle flight ID
M-V-1

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
21,527 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.956 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Haruka1997-005ANORAD 24720Institute of Space and Astronautical SciAstronomy832 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.