Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Hiten

Mu-3S-II

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, January 24, 1990 · 11:46 UTC

Mission

/01

Japanese experimental satellite inserted in a highly elliptical Earth orbit which released a small satellite named Hagoromo into orbit around the Moon.

Mission Type

Robotic Exploration

Orbit

Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Mu-3S-II

Variant: S-II

Launch Pad

Mu Center

Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

31.251° N, 131.082° E

20

Pad Launches

25

Location Launches

25

Agency Launches

7

Orbital This Year

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