Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Nozomi

M-V

SUCCESS

Success

Friday, July 3, 1998 · 18:12 UTC

Mission

/01

The primary scientific objective of Nozomi program is to study the Martian upper atmosphere with emphasis on its interaction with the solar wind.

Mission Type

Robotic Exploration

Orbit

Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

/02

Rocket

Variant: V

Launch Pad

Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

31.251° N, 131.082° E

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