• Hinotori, also known as ASTRO-A before launch, was a Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite. It was developed by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science...
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  • ISAS (now JAXA) ASTRO-A or Hinotori (satellite), a solar X-ray astronomy satellite ASTRO-B or Tenma, an X-ray astronomy satellite ASTRO-C or Ginga (satellite)...
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    The Mu, also known as M, was a series of Japanese solid-fueled carrier rockets, which were launched from Uchinoura between 1966 and 2006. Originally developed...
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  • orbit, until it was briefly terminated by the launch failure of ASTRO-E. In 1981, as a part of university system reform, and for the mission expansion...
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    Suzaku (satellite) (redirect from ASTRO-EII)
    Suzaku (formerly ASTRO-EII) was an X-ray astronomy satellite developed jointly by the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science at JAXA and NASA's Goddard...
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  • States on VHS by Video Action under the cover title The Phoenix (Hinotori) in 1982, using a subtitled print, letterboxed only in the split-screen sequence...
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    Tenma (redirect from ASTRO-B)
    Tenma, known as ASTRO-B before launch (COSPAR 1983-011A, SATCAT 13829), was a Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite, developed by the Institute of Space...
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  • Ginga (satellite) (redirect from ASTRO-C)
    following Hakucho and Tenma (also Hinotori satellite - which preceded Ginga - had X-ray sensors, but it can be seen as a heliophysics rather than X-ray astronomy...
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    Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics (ASCA, formerly named ASTRO-D) was the fourth cosmic X-ray astronomy mission by JAXA, and the second...
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    high-energy transients and monitor variable objects". The telescope was launched by a Long March 2C rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in China, on...
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