Mu Launch Vehicle Series
The Mu series was Japan's solid-propellant scientific launch-vehicle lineage, developed by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science and its predecessors. Successive M-4S, M-3C, M-3H, M-3S, M-3SII, and M-V models launched astronomy, geophysics, comet, lunar, asteroid, and planetary missions before the lineage ended in 2006.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mu rocket seriesM rocket seriesMu launch vehiclesミューロケット
- Family Name
- Mu
- Full Name
- Mu Launch Vehicle Series
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- mu-launch-vehicle-series
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- The Mu series was Japan's solid-propellant scientific launch-vehicle lineage, developed by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science and its predecessors. Successive M-4S, M-3C, M-3H, M-3S, M-3SII, and M-V models launched astronomy, geophysics, comet, lunar, asteroid, and planetary missions before the lineage ended in 2006.
- First Flight Year
- 1,970
- Last Flight Year
- 2,006
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu_(rocket_family)
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 11:51:48 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 11:51:48 AM