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Rocket file · LV-337

Mu-3H

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science · Mu · RETIRED

Mu-3H is an expendable launch vehicle built by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. It stands 23.8 m tall, lifts 300 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 19 February 1977. It has flown 3 times with 3 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height23.8 m
Diameter1.4 m
Payload to LEO300 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight19 February 1977
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

ON RECORD
Total flights3
Successful3
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantH

About Mu-3H

The Mu, also known as M, was a series of Japanese solid-fuelled carrier rockets, which were launched from Uchinoura between 1966 and 2006. Originally developed by Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Mu rockets were later operated by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency following ISAS becoming part of it.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

Mu-3H is retired, and no flight is filed.

All upcoming launches

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

Gopeshwar Chamoli
Gopeshwar ChamoliVishwanath Negi · CC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons ↗
Panorama showing Himalyan snow peaks
Panorama showing Himalyan snow peaksShivam Maini · CC BY 4.0Wikimedia Commons ↗
Terrace farming Uttarakhand
Terrace farming UttarakhandSridhar Rao · CC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Mu-3H flown?
3 times, with 3 successes and 0 failures.
What is Mu-3H's success rate?
100.0%. That's 3 successful flights out of 3 attempts.
How much can Mu-3H lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Mu-3H at 300 kg to low Earth orbit.
Is Mu-3H reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Mu-3H as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.