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M-V | Hinode
Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyLaunch Successful

Hinode

M-V

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LAUNCH SITEUchinoura Space Center, Japan

Mission

Japanese solar observatory designed to stury the Sun

Launch vehicle
M-V
Mission type
Heliophysics
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Launch pad
Mu Center
Provider
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Launch vehicle

M-V

The M-V rocket also called Mu-5 was a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites.

Height
30.8 m
Diameter
2.5 m
Stages
4
Recorded launches
7
First flight
1997-02-12

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Launch site & orbit

Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

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