Asuka Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

20 Feb 1993, 2:20am

Location

Uchinoura Space Center Launch Site

Uchinoura Space Center

Pad

Mu Center

Launch Service Provider

ISAS logo

ISAS

Vehicle

Mu-3S-II

Mission

Asuka

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

The objective of the ASCA (Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astronomy) (or Astro D) mission was to perform spectroscopic X-Ray astronomy in the wavelength band 1--12 keV. with particular emphasis on spectroscopy of the iron K band.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:58pm UTC

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