Institute of Space and Astronautical ScienceM-VMu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Nozomi
Launched
July 3, 1998
Image: NASA/NSSDC
Summary
Nozomi launched on an Institute of Space and Astronautical Science M-V from Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on July 3, 1998. It was Institute of Space and Astronautical Science's 30th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,249th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd M-V flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A). Nozomi, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 366 × 401,490 km orbit inclined 28.6°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
- Milestone
- 2nd M-V flight · 1st this yearInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science's 30th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,249th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Nozomi · NORAD 25383 · 1998-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PLANET B (HOPE)
- Object ID
- 1998-041A
- Epoch
- 1998-07-03 18:33:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.09198274 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.9674995
- Inclination
- 28.6198°
- Ascending node
- 236.3261°
- Arg. of perigee
- 160.5737°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.0229°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Helio-N/A. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components
- Nozomi · NORAD 25383 · left Earth orbit July 4, 1998
M-V-3 Stage 3 · re-entered July 8, 1998
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The primary scientific objective of Nozomi program is to study the Martian upper atmosphere with emphasis on its interaction with the solar wind.
Pad
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
25th launch from Mu Center, 1st this year · 30th from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
36 launches from this pad · 43 from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
506 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Nozomi launch?
Nozomi launched on July 3, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Nozomi?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Nozomi?
M-V, flown by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. M-V spec sheet
Where did Nozomi launch from?
Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Nozomi reach?
Nozomi, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 366 × 401,490 km orbit inclined 28.6°.
How many satellites did Nozomi launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).