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M-V Launches

7,442 orbital launches since 1957

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7,442
Total launches
258
This year
92.9%
Success rate
164
Crewed
1957
Since

Orbital Radar lists 7 launches of the M-V, part of 7,442 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

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7 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2006-09-22SOLAR-B2006-041M-V 1ISASUchinoura Space Center3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2006-02-21ASTRO-F2006-005M-V 1ISASUchinoura Space Center2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2005-07-10ASTRO-E22005-025M-V 1ISASUchinoura Space Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2003-05-09MUSES C2003-019M-V 1ISASUchinoura Space Center1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2000-02-10ASTRO E2000-U01M-VISASUchinoura Space Center—LEOfailure
1998-07-03Planet B1998-041M-VISASUchinoura Space Center1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1997-02-12MUSES-B1997-005M-VISASUchinoura Space Center1 payload ↗MEOsuccess

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Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,442 in total, 164 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is maintained in Orbital Radar's launch archive and matched continuously to our live satellite catalogue.

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Last updated 2026-11-03 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.