flown missionSuccess

M-V | Haruka

Institute of Space and Astronautical ScienceMu Center — Uchinoura Space Center, JapanFeb 12, 1997, 04:50 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Haruka
Type: Astrophysics
Target orbit: Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Feb 12, 1997, 04:50 UTC
Window opens: Feb 12, 1997, 04:50 UTC
Window closes: Feb 12, 1997, 04:50 UTC
Last updated: Jul 07, 2023, 13:27 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: M-V
Family: Mu
Variant: V
Provider: Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Type: Government
Country: JPN

launch site

Pad: Mu Center
Location: Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Country: JPN
Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates: 31.2510, 131.0821