ISAS Mu-3S-II EXPRESS
Mu-3S-II
Status
Failure
Date
15 JAN 1995
13:45
Launch Provider
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Launch Pad
Mu Center
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Mission Overview
EXPRESS (Experiment Re-entry Space System) was a multi-national (Germany, Japan, Russia, Australia) project for a small, micro gravity and reentry research spacecraft. The spacecraft was procured from Khrunichev for a cost of 30 Mio. DM.
Rocket
Mu-3S-II
Mission Type
Planetary Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
4
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
The Mu, also known as M, was a series of Japanese solid-fuelled carrier rockets, which were launched from Uchinoura between 1966 and 2006. Originally developed by Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Mu rockets were later operated by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency following ISAS becoming part of it.
Height
27.8 m
Diameter
1.41 m
Launch Mass
61 T
Thrust
1,930 kN