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.
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Identity
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- Mu rocket seriesM rocket seriesMu launch vehiclesミューロケット
- Family Name
- Mu
- Full Name
- Mu Launch Vehicle Series
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
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- 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
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu_(rocket_family)
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 11:51:48 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 12:21:33 UTC
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