Akari
M-V
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Mission
Akari
Type: Astrophysics
Akari (ASTRO-F) was an infrared astronomy satellite developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, in cooperation with institutes of Europe and Korea.
Location
M-V Pad
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
42 rockets have launched from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
Rocket
M-V – IHI Corporation
Family: Mu
Length: 30.8 m
Diameter: 2.5 m
Launch Mass: 137 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 1800 kg
The M-V was manufactured by IHI Corporation with the first launch on 1997-02-12. M-V has 6 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 7 launches. The M-V rocket also called Mu-5 was a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites.
Agency
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Type: Government
Abbreviation: JAXA
Administration: Administrator: Hiroshi Yamakawa
Founded: 2003
Launchers: H-II
Country: JPN
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan’s national aero-space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and the launch of satellites into orbit, and is involved in many more advanced missions, such as asteroid exploration and possible manned exploration of the Moon. JAXA launch their Epsilon vehicle from the Uchinoura Space Center and their H-II vehicles from the Tanegashima Space Center.
