M-3C Launch Vehicle
M-3C was the second operational generation of Japan's Mu series. Its redesigned second and third stages reduced the vehicle to three stages, while secondary-injection thrust-vector control and side jets on the second stage substantially improved orbital-insertion accuracy.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Mu-3CM-3Cロケット
- Family Name
- M-3C
- Full Name
- M-3C Launch Vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
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- Description
- M-3C was the second operational generation of Japan's Mu series. Its redesigned second and third stages reduced the vehicle to three stages, while secondary-injection thrust-vector control and side jets on the second stage substantially improved orbital-insertion accuracy.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 1.41
- Height M
- 20.2
- First Flight Year
- 1,974
- Last Flight Year
- 1,979
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 41,600
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 195
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 3
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 12:01:51 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 12:27:00 UTC
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- M-3C Launch Vehicle Mu-3C M-3Cロケット