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Mu-3S-II | Hiten

Name: Mu-3S-II | Hiten
Start: 1990-01-24T11:46:00Z

Wed 24 Jan, 11:46 UTC

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

Rocket: Mu-3S-II · Provider: Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Launch pad

Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan · View on map (opens in new tab)