M-34
The M-34 solid rocket motor designated by JAXA for the M-V launch vehicle's third stage; in JAXA's M-V-7 configuration, it is listed at 327 kN average vacuum thrust, 300 s vacuum specific impulse, and 97 s effective burn time.
Identity
- Aliases
- M-34M-V third-stage motor
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- solid-rocket-motor
- Name
- M-34
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- The M-34 solid rocket motor designated by JAXA for the M-V launch vehicle's third stage; in JAXA's M-V-7 configuration, it is listed at 327 kN average vacuum thrust, 300 s vacuum specific impulse, and 97 s effective burn time.
- Rocket Specs
- Burn Time S
- 97
- Vacuum Specific Impulse S
- 300
- Vacuum Thrust Kn
- 327
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 18:14:35 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 20, 2026 at 09:59:31 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-01
- Note
- JAXA's M-V specification table names M-34 as the third-stage motor, identifies it as a solid rocket motor, and gives its stage role and performance.
- Publisher
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Title
- M-V Launch Vehicle brochure
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-01
- Note
- JAXA identifies M-V as a Mu-series solid-propellant launch vehicle and records its scientific and planetary missions.
- Publisher
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Title
- M-V Launch Vehicle
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-20
- Note
- JAXA's M-V-7 configuration table identifies M-34 as the third-stage motor and lists 327 kN average vacuum thrust, 300 s vacuum specific impulse, and 97 s effective burning time.
- Publisher
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Title
- Configuration of M-V