Haruka Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

12 Feb 1997, 4:50am

Location

Uchinoura Space Center Launch Site

Uchinoura Space Center

Pad

Mu Center

Launch Service Provider

ISAS logo

ISAS

Vehicle

M-V

Mission

Haruka

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Destination

Elliptical Orbit

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.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:58pm UTC

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