ASTRO E
M-V
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Mission
ASTRO E
Type: Astrophysics
Astro E is a X-ray astronomy satellite bulit as a joint effort of NASA and the Japanese space agency ISAS. Observing the X-ray spectrum of the distant universe, Astro-E was to open a new window into the workings of black holes, neutron stars, active galaxies, and other very energetic objects. Astro E was lost in a launch vehicle failure in February 2000, but a repeat Astro E2 (renamed Suzaku after successful launch) was built to conduct the mission. It was launched in July 2005 aboard a Japanese improved M-5 rocket.
Location
M-V Pad
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
43 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
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science – ISAS
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: ISAS
- Launchers: Lambda
- Country: JPN
ISAS is a Japanese national research organization of astrophysics using rockets, astronomical satellites and interplanetary probes which played a major role in Japan’s space development.
