Suzaku (satellite) facts for kids
A picture of a fully integrated Astro-E2 before vibration tests at ISAS/JAXA.
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Mission type | Astronomy |
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Operator | JAXA / NASA |
Mission duration | Planned: 2 years Actual: 10 years, 1 month, 23 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | Toshiba |
Launch mass | 1,706 kilograms (3,761 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 2005-07-10, 03:30:00 UTC |
Rocket | M-V-6 |
Launch site | Uchinoura Space Center Uchinoura, Kagoshima, Japan |
End of mission | |
Decay date | no earlier than 2020 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee | 550 kilometres (340 mi) |
Apogee | 550 kilometres (340 mi) |
Inclination | 31 degrees |
Period | 96 minute |
Main telescope | |
Wavelengths | X-ray |
The M-V rocket carrying ASTRO-E veering off course after launch on 10 February 2000.
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Operator | Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) |
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Start of mission | |
Launch date | 01:30:00, February 10, 2000 (UTC) |
Rocket | M-V-4 |
Launch site | Kagoshima Space Center |
Suzaku (すざく) is the name of the a Japanese artificial satellite which was put into orbit in 2005.
The launch was a project of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of the University of Tokyo.
The satellite was launched on July 10, 2005.
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See also
In Spanish: ASTRO-E para niños
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