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Nozomi
Launch SuccessfulLaunch Details
Date: 3 July 1998, 06:12 pm UTC
Rocket: M-V (Mu)
Provider: Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Mission
Type: Robotic Exploration
Orbit: Heliocentric N/A
Pad: Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Mission Description
The primary scientific objective of Nozomi program is to study the Martian upper atmosphere with emphasis on its interaction with the solar wind.