Akari Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

21 Feb 2006, 9:28pm

Location

Uchinoura Space Center Launch Site

Uchinoura Space Center

Pad

Mu Center

Launch Service Provider

JAXA logo

JAXA

Vehicle

M-V

Mission

Akari

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

Akari (ASTRO-F) was an infrared astronomy satellite developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, in cooperation with institutes of Europe and Korea.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:59pm UTC

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