M-V
Mu familyIHI CorporationRetired
The M-V rocket also called Mu-5 was a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 3,780 kN
- Height
- 30.8 m
- Diameter
- 2.5 m
- Launch mass
- 137 t
- Stages
- 4
- LEO capacity
- 1,800 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
7flightswith a definitive outcome
85.7%success rate6 of 7
1failureincluding partial failures
4success streakcurrent
First flight February 12, 1997 · latest September 22, 2006
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for M-V flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |