Akebono Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

21 Feb 1989, 11:30pm

Location

Uchinoura Space Center Launch Site

Uchinoura Space Center

Pad

Mu Center

Launch Service Provider

ISAS logo

ISAS

Vehicle

Mu-3S-II

Mission

Akebono

Mission Type

Earth Science

Destination

Elliptical Orbit

Japanese upper atmosphere research satellite

Updated: Jan 3, 7:57pm UTC

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