M-V | Haruka

Name: M-V | Haruka
Start: 1997-02-12T04:50:00Z
Location: Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

HALCA (Highly Advanced Laboratory for Communication and Astronomy), a.k.a. VSOP (Very Large Baseline Interferometry Space Observatory Programme) or Muses-B, is the first astronomical satellite dedicated to Very-Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI). It was launched on its maiden flight by ISAS's M-5 [KM-V1] launch vehicle from Kagoshima Space Center on 12 February 1997.

Mission Details

Launch date: February 12, 1997 at 04:50 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: M-V
Operator: Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Launch site: Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Mission type: Astrophysics