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Planet B

M-V launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on July 3, 1998, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 3, 1998 · 18:12 UTCLaunch 1998-041Launch no. 4,248 in the log
RocketM-V
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad M-V
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISASJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 3, 1998, 18:12
Launch designation
1998-041
Mission
Planet B
Flight name
PLANET B/KM
Vehicle flight ID
M-V-3

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
150,000 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.664 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
DS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Nozomi1998-041ANORAD 25383Institute of Space and Astronautical SciDeep space540 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Jul 4, 1998

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