Institute of Space and Astronautical ScienceMu-3S-IIMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
EXPRESS
Launched
January 15, 1995
Summary
EXPRESS launched on an Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Mu-3S-II from Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on January 15, 1995. The mission failed. It was Institute of Space and Astronautical Science's 28th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,963rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Mu-3S-II flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Mu-3S-II flight · 1st this yearInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science's 28th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,963rd orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
EXPRESS (Experiment Re-entry Space System) was a multi-national (Germany, Japan, Russia, Australia) project for a small, micro gravity and reentry research spacecraft. The spacecraft was procured from Khrunichev for a cost of 30 Mio. DM.
Pad
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
23rd launch from Mu Center, 1st this year · 28th from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
36 launches from this pad · 43 from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
694 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did EXPRESS launch?
EXPRESS launched on January 15, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch EXPRESS?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched EXPRESS?
Mu-3S-II, flown by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. Mu-3S-II spec sheet
Where did EXPRESS launch from?
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
What orbit was EXPRESS going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a planetary science mission.