Institute of Space and Astronautical ScienceMu-4SMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
MS-F1
Launched
September 25, 1970
Summary
MS-F1 launched on an Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Mu-4S from Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on September 25, 1970. The mission failed. It was Institute of Space and Astronautical Science's 6th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 1,130th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Mu-4S flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Mu-4S flightInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science's 6th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 1,130th orbital launch attempt84th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
First Japanese scientific satellite
Pad

Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
1st launch from Mu Center, 1st this year · 6th from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
36 launches from this pad · 43 from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did MS-F1 launch?
MS-F1 launched on September 25, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch MS-F1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched MS-F1?
Mu-4S, flown by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. Mu-4S spec sheet
Where did MS-F1 launch from?
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
What orbit was MS-F1 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a astrophysics mission.