"The M-V rocket, also called M-5 or Mu-5, was a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites. It was a member of the Mu family of rockets. The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) began developing the M-V in 1990 at a cost of 15 billion yen. It has three stages and is 30.7 meters high, 2.5 meters in diameter, and weighs about 140 tonnes (310,000 pounds)."@en . . "1997-02-12Z"^^ . "2.5"^^ . "30.8"^^ . "2006-09-22Z"^^ . . "4"^^ . . "Retired" . "1.8e+06"^^ . . . "7"^^ . "6"^^ . "3"^^ . "M-V"@en . "2000-02-10Z"^^ . "1"^^ . . "2003-05-09Z"^^ .