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ASTRO E

M-V launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on February 10, 2000, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

February 10, 2000 · 01:30 UTCLaunch 2000-U01Launch no. 4,376 in the log
RocketM-V
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad M-V
OutcomeFailurestage 1 propulsion failure / early shutdown; later stages kept firing on the wrong trajectory
Launch agencyISASJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 10, 2000, 01:30
Launch designation
2000-U01
Mission
ASTRO E
Vehicle flight ID
M-V-4

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
200 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.6 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S1P*

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
ASTRO E2000-U01Institute of Space and Astronautical Sci———

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