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Mu-4S
Part of Mu Family
Japanese all-solid orbital launch vehicle. Five stage vehicle consisting of 8 x SB-310 + 1 x M-10 + 1 x M-20 + 1 x M-30 + 1 x M-40
Status: Retired 1972. First Launch: 1970-09-25. Last Launch: 1972-08-19. Number: 4 . Payload: 180 kg (390 lb). Thrust: 1,932.00 kN (434,330 lbf). Gross mass: 43,600 kg (96,100 lb). Height: 23.60 m (77.40 ft). Diameter: 1.41 m (4.62 ft). Apogee: 6,500 km (4,000 mi).
LEO Payload: 180 kg (390 lb).
Family: all-solid,
orbital launch vehicle.
Country: Japan.
Spacecraft: SS,
Tansei.
Launch Sites: Kagoshima,
Kagoshima M.
Stages: M-20,
SB-310,
M-10,
M-30,
M-40.
Agency: Nissan.
More at: 8442.
1970 September 25 - .
Launch Site: Kagoshima.
Launch Complex: Kagoshima M.
LV Family: Mu.
Launch Vehicle: Mu-4S.
FAILURE: Fourth stage failed to ignite.. Failed Stage: 4. - SS - .
Payload: MS-F1. Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Class: Earth.
Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft Bus: SS.
Spacecraft: SS.
Decay Date: 1970-09-25 . Apogee: 712 km (442 mi).
1971 February 16 - .
04:00 GMT - .
Launch Site: Kagoshima.
Launch Complex: Kagoshima M.
LV Family: Mu.
Launch Vehicle: Mu-4S.
- Tansei 1 - .
Payload: MS T1. Mass: 62 kg (136 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Tansei.
Spacecraft: Tansei.
USAF Sat Cat: 4952 . COSPAR: 1971-011A. Apogee: 1,106 km (687 mi). Perigee: 986 km (612 mi). Inclination: 29.7000 deg. Period: 106.10 min. Engineering test for the launching of scientific satellites. Injection point 29.7 N, 145.8 E .
1971 September 28 - .
04:00 GMT - .
Launch Site: Kagoshima.
Launch Complex: Kagoshima M.
LV Family: Mu.
Launch Vehicle: Mu-4S.
- SS-01 Shinsei - .
Payload: MS-F2. Mass: 65 kg (143 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Class: Earth.
Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft Bus: SS.
Spacecraft: SS.
USAF Sat Cat: 5485 . COSPAR: 1971-080A. Apogee: 1,866 km (1,159 mi). Perigee: 872 km (541 mi). Inclination: 32.0000 deg. Period: 113.10 min. Scientific observations in outer space. Injection point 29 deg 7 min N, 145 deg 8 min E. .
1972 August 19 - .
02:40 GMT - .
Launch Site: Kagoshima.
Launch Complex: Kagoshima M.
LV Family: Mu.
Launch Vehicle: Mu-4S.
- SS-02 Denpa - .
Payload: REXS. Mass: 75 kg (165 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: ISAS.
Class: Earth.
Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft Bus: SS.
Spacecraft: SS.
Decay Date: 1980-05-19 . USAF Sat Cat: 6152 . COSPAR: 1972-064A. Apogee: 6,322 km (3,928 mi). Perigee: 238 km (147 mi). Inclination: 31.0000 deg. Period: 157.40 min. Ionospheric experiments. Scientific observations in the ionosphere and magnetosphere. Interjection point 31 deg 15' N 11 deg 05' E. .
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