Hinode
Spacecraft · Japan
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Japanese solar satellite. Solar satellite with a large optical telescope and an X-ray telescope built by the Smithsonian Observatory.
Related
- Family
- Astronomy
- Country
- Japan
- Launch Vehicles
- M-V
- Launch Sites
- Kagoshima, Kagoshima M-V
Chronology
1 event
2006 September 22
21:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M-V. Launch Vehicle: M-V.- Hinode (Solar B) - . Mass: 870 kg (1,910 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: JAXA. Manufacturer: Melco. Class: Astronomy. Type: Solar satellite. Spacecraft: Hinode. USAF Sat Cat: 29479 . COSPAR: 2006-041A. Apogee: 695 km (431 mi). Perigee: 674 km (418 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 98.50 min. Solar satellite with a large optical telescope and an X-ray telescope built by the Smithsonian Observatory..