M-5 (8)

Last modification: March 9, 2006

M-5

Launch date

Launch window:
Status:

February 21, 2006 – 2128 UTC.
Completed.

Launch site

Location:
Launch complex:

Kagoshima Space Centre (Japan)
Uchinoura Launch Complex

Launch vehicle

Version:
Upper stage:
Payload fairing:
Launch vehicle prime:
Launch provider:
Flight number:

M-5 Upgrade
[M-34 3rd stage]
Standard
IHI Aerospace
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
N°8

Performance

Targeted orbit:
Overall lift-off mass:
Total payload mass:

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
About 140,000 kg
About 1,050 kg (est.)

Milestones

Delayed from Feb. 18 due to range conflict with H-2A (F9).
Delayed from Feb. 20 due to weather.

Payload
Payload designation	Launch customer	Launch contract	Launch mass	Launch adapter
Astro F	JAXA	n.s.	960 kg	n.a.
CUTE-1.7	Tokyo Institute of Technology	n.a.	3 kg	n.a.
SSP	JAXA?	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.