Akebono ( eng. Akebono , or EXOS-D before launch) is a satellite to study the aurora and the Earth’s magnetosphere . It was developed by the Japanese Institute of Space Research and Astronautics and launched into orbit on February 22, 1989 by the M-3SII launch vehicle.
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| NSSDC ID | 1989-016A |
| SCN | 19822 |
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After 26 years of successful observations, the operation was discontinued on April 23, 2015, due to the deterioration of solar panels and the discontinuation of the operation of equipment in orbit [2] .
See also
- International Scientific Initiative of Solar-Terrestrial Physics
Notes
- 2 1 2 3 McDowell D. Jonathan's Space Report - International Space University .
- ↑ 気 圏 観 測 衛星 「あ け ぼ の の」 の 運用 終了 に つ い て [On Termination of Operation Magnetosphere Satellite Akebono Observation] .