ISAS M-V Nozomi

Name: ISAS M-V Nozomi
Start: 1998-07-03T18:12:00.000Z
Location: Mu Center

M-V

Status

Success

Date

3 JUL 1998

18:12

Launch Provider

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Launch Pad

Mu Center

Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Mission Overview

The primary scientific objective of Nozomi program is to study the Martian upper atmosphere with emphasis on its interaction with the solar wind.

Rocket

M-V

Mission Type

Robotic Exploration

Orbit

Heliocentric N/A

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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

Launch Mass

137 T

Thrust

3,780 kN