Mu-3C from Kagoshima launched Hakucho (CORSA-B), Japan's first X-ray astronomy satellite, studying cosmic X-ray sources including black-hole candidates and X-ray bursters until reentry in 1985; final Mu-3C flight.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 95 kg
- Flight
- 4th
- of 4 Mu-3C flights
- Date and time
- 21 February 1979, 05:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Mu-3C
- Builder
- Nissan
- Launch site
- Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
- Payload
- Astrophysics
- International designator
- 1979-014
- Launches in 1979
- 15th of 110
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