Institute of Space and Astronautical ScienceM-VMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Haruka
Launched
February 12, 1997
Image: ISAS/JAXA
Summary
Haruka launched on an Institute of Space and Astronautical Science M-V from Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on February 12, 1997. It was Institute of Space and Astronautical Science's 29th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,124th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st M-V flight. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Haruka, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 254 × 21,416 km orbit inclined 31.3°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 1st M-V flightInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science's 29th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,124th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Haruka · NORAD 24720 · 1997-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MUSES B
- Object ID
- 1997-005A
- Epoch
- 1997-02-12 10:40:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 3.84660414 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6149457
- Inclination
- 31.3378°
- Ascending node
- 252.5981°
- Arg. of perigee
- 101.2557°
- Mean anomaly
- 329.6085°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.0001
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 6 components; 2 still in orbit
- Haruka · NORAD 24720 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
HALCA (Highly Advanced Laboratory for Communication and Astronomy), a.k.a. VSOP (Very Large Baseline Interferometry Space Observatory Programme) or Muses-B, is the first astronomical satellite dedicated to Very-Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI). It was launched on its maiden flight by ISAS's M-5 [KM-V1] launch vehicle from Kagoshima Space Center on 12 February 1997.
Pad
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
24th launch from Mu Center, 1st this year · 29th from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
36 launches from this pad · 43 from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
about 2 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Haruka launch?
Haruka launched on February 12, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Haruka?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Haruka?
M-V, flown by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. M-V spec sheet
Where did Haruka launch from?
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Haruka reach?
Haruka, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 254 × 21,416 km orbit inclined 31.3°.
How many satellites did Haruka launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).