Status
Failure
Astro E
Launch Time
Thu Feb 10, 2000 01:30 UTC
Thu Feb 10, 2000 01:30 UTC
The launch was a failure, the first stage exploded after 42s. Last flight of Mu-V/M-24.
Rocket
Mission Details
Astro E
Astro E is an X-ray astronomy satellite built as a joint effort of NASA and the Japanese space agency ISAS. Observing the X-ray spectrum of the distant universe, Astro-E was to open a new window into the workings of black holes, neutron stars, active galaxies, and other very energetic objects.
Astro E featured four instruments, among them NASA's XRS spectrometer inherited from the cancelled AXAF-S mission.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,700.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Mu Pad, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Stats
2000
10th orbital launch attempt
Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science
26th mission
1st mission of 2000
3rd failed mission
Mu-V
3rd mission
1st mission of 2000
1st failed mission