M-V
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The M-V rocket, also called M-5 or Mu-5, was a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites. It was a member of the Mu family of rockets. The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) began developing the M-V in 1990 at a cost of 15 billion yen. It has three stages and is 30.7 m (101 ft) high, 2.5 m in diameter, and weighs about 140,000 kg (310,000 lb). It was capable of launching a satellite weighing 1,800 kg (4,000 lb) into an orbit as high as 250 km (160 mi).
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M-5; Mu-5
height 30.7 metre, diameter 2.5 metre,
Nissan, Japan,
Japan, CUTE-1.7 + APD, Hayabusa, Nozomi, Dong Fang Hong 2, Mu,
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
M-V 2nd nozzle
M-V Fairing cutaway model P4037829| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | M-V 2nd nozzle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | M-V Fairing cutaway model P4037829 | Commons | ||
