M-3SII Launch Vehicle
M-3SII was the fourth-generation Mu-series solid launch vehicle developed by Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. The three-stage rocket could add a kick stage for escape missions and launched Japan's first interplanetary probes along with major X-ray, auroral, lunar, and solar observatories.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Mu-3SIIM-3S2M-3S IIM-3SⅡロケット
- Family Name
- M-3SII
- Full Name
- M-3SII Launch Vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
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- Description
- M-3SII was the fourth-generation Mu-series solid launch vehicle developed by Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. The three-stage rocket could add a kick stage for escape missions and launched Japan's first interplanetary probes along with major X-ray, auroral, lunar, and solar observatories.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 1.41
- Height M
- 27.8
- First Flight Year
- 1,985
- Last Flight Year
- 1,995
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 61,000
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 770
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 3
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 11:55:09 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 12:27:39 UTC
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- M-3SII Launch Vehicle Mu-3SII M-3S2 M-3S II M-3SⅡロケット