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Akari

successM-V | Akari

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

Overview

Date / time
February 21, 2006 at 09:28 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Mu Center
Mission
Akari
Mission type
Astrophysics
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
M-V →
Launch provider
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency →

Payloads deployed · 2

AKARI (ASTRO-F)
LEO
CUTE-1.7+APD (CO-56)
LEO