M-V | ASTRO E
Astro E is a X-ray astronomy satellite bulit as a joint effort of NASA and the Japanese space agency ISAS. Observing the X-ray spectrum of the distant universe, Astro-E was to open a new window into the workings of black holes, neutron stars, active galaxies, and other very energetic objects. Astro E was lost in a launch vehicle failure in February 2000, but a repeat Astro E2 (renamed Suzaku after successful launch) was built to conduct the mission. It was launched in July 2005 aboard a Japanese improved M-5 rocket.
The M-V rocket also called Mu-5 was a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites.
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Mission Profile
ASTRO E was a M-V mission operated by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science that lifted off from Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on February 10, 2000. The flight carried its payload on a astrophysics mission to Low Earth Orbit. The launch ended in failure.