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Mu-3S

4FLIGHTS
100%SUCCESS
4STREAK
Feb 1980FIRST FLIGHT
NOREUSABLE
HEIGHT23.8 m
DIAMETER1.41 m
LAUNCH MASS49 kg
LIFTOFF THRUST2,150 kN
STAGES4

The Mu, also known as M, was a series of Japanese solid-fuelled carrier rockets, which were launched from Uchinoura between 1966 and 2006. Originally developed by Japan’s Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Mu rockets were later operated by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency following ISAS becoming part of it.

300 kg
TO LEO
662 lbs
2,150
KILONEWTONS
483,339
POUNDS-FORCE
~2,883
HORSEPOWER
Height23.8 m (78 ft)
Diameter1.41 m (4.6 ft)
Launch Mass49 kg (108 lbs)
Stages4