September 14, 2013 at 5:00 AM UTC
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
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September 14, 2013 at 5:00 AM UTC
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Uchinoura Space Center, Japan · 31.2510, 131.0821
Hisaki, also known as the Spectroscopic Planet Observatory for Recognition of Interaction of Atmosphere (SPRINT-A) is a Japanese ultraviolet astronomy satellite operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Hisaki carries an extreme ultraviolet spectrometer which will be used to study the composition of the atmospheres and the behavior of the magnetospheres of the planets of the Solar System.
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イプシロンロケット試験機による惑星分光観測衛星（SPRINT-A）の打ち上げ中継=録画=
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Height
24.4 m
Diameter
2.5 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
Successful launches
5
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
The Uchinoura Space Center is a space launch facility in the Japanese town of Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture. All of Japan's scientific satellites were launched from Uchinoura prior to the M-V launch vehicles being decommissioned in 2006. It continues to be used for suborbital launches, stratospheric balloons and has also been used for the Epsilon orbital launch vehicle. Additionally, the center has antennas for communication with interplanetary space probes.
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