Akebono_(satellite)

Akebono (satellite)

Akebono (satellite)

Japanese satellite

Akebono (known as EXOS-D before launch) is a satellite to study aurora and Earth's magnetosphere environment. It was developed by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science and launched by M-3SII rocket on February 21, 1989.

Quick Facts Names, Mission type ...

After 26 years of successful observation, operation was terminated on April 23, 2015, due to the degradation of solar cells and the decay of orbit.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    磁気圏観測衛星「あけぼの」の運用終了について [On Termination of Operation of the Magnetosphere Observation Satellite Akebono]. JAXA. April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.


Stub icon

This article about one or more spacecraft of Japan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Akebono_(satellite), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.