M-V is an expendable launch vehicle built by IHI Corporation. It stands 30.8 m tall, lifts 1,800 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 12 February 1997. It has flown 7 times with 6 successes, a success rate of 85.7%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
OPS-12/SPEC
ON FILE
Height30.8 m
Diameter2.5 m
Payload to LEO1,800 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight12 February 1997
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusRETIRED
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
OPS-12/STAT
ON RECORD
Total flights7
Successful6
Failed1
Success rate85.7%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantV
About M-V
The M-V rocket also called Mu-5 was a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites.
