MISSION NAME
Haruka
Status
Success
DATE
12 FEB 1997
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Launch Pad
Mu Center
Description
HALCA (Highly Advanced Laboratory for Communication and Astronomy), a.k.a. VSOP (Very Large Baseline Interferometry Space Observatory Programme) or Muses-B, is the first astronomical satellite dedicated to Very-Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI). It was launched on its maiden flight by ISAS's M-5 [KM-V1] launch vehicle from Kagoshima Space Center on 12 February 1997.
M-V
Rocket Description
The M-V rocket also called Mu-5 was a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites.