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MUSES C

M-V launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on May 9, 2003, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 9, 2003 · 04:29 UTCLaunch 2003-019Launch no. 4,594 in the log
RocketM-Vvariant 1
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad M-V
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISASJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 9, 2003, 04:29
Launch designation
2003-019
Mission
MUSES C
Flight name
MUSES C/KM
Vehicle flight ID
M-V-5

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
150,000 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.511 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
DS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Hayabusa2003-019ANORAD 27809Institute of Space and Astronautical SciDeep space489 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · May 9, 2003
Minerva2003-019Institute of Space and Astronautical Sci———
Hayabusa Return Capsule2003-019Institute 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.