Launch VehiclesM-3C

The second generation was the three-stage M-3C. Its new system improved the accuracy of orbital injection.

M-3H M-4S

The second generation was the three-stage M-3C. The second and third stages were newly developed and equipped with SITVC (Secondary Injection Thrust Vector Control) and side jet systems, both of which improved the accuracy of orbital injection. It could send a 195 kg satellite into low earth orbit.

Mission by M-3C Launch Vehicle

Launch Date Mission
1979.2.21 X-ray Astronomy HAKUCHO
1975.2.24 Upper Atmosphere Observation TAIYO
1974.2.16 Test Satellite TANSEI-2