August 30, 1991 at 2:30 AM UTC
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
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August 30, 1991 at 2:30 AM UTC
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Uchinoura Space Center, Japan · 31.2510, 131.0821
The objective of Solar A or Yohkoh (Japanese for sunbeam) is to study the high-energy radiations from solar flares (hard and soft X-rays and energetic neutrons) as well as quiet structures and pre-flare conditions. The mission is a successor to Hinotori, a previous Japanese spacecraft flown at the previous solar activity maximum in 1981.
Mu · S-II
Height
27.8 m
Diameter
1.41 m
LEO capacity
800 kg
Successful launches
7
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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