Mu-3S-II | Hiten
Status: Success | Launched: Jan 24, 1990 11:46 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (Government)
- Rocket: Mu-3S-II — Mu family
Mission
Japanese experimental satellite inserted in a highly elliptical Earth orbit which released a small satellite named Hagoromo into orbit around the Moon.
- Type: Robotic Exploration
- Orbit: Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
Launch Site
- Pad: Mu Center
- Location: Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
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