Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been successfully launched astronomy satellite ASTRO-H from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture.
The satellite was launched on board H-IIA rocket, which was previously known as New X-ray Telescope (NeXT), and is expected to operate in low Earth orbit for 3 years.
Features of ASTRO-H Mission:
• ASTRO-H is the eye to study the hot & energetic universe. The ‘H’ refers to the word Japanese word Hitomi that means pupil or entrance window of the eye.
• Mission involves the 2700 KG satellite that is equipped with the Four telescopes & Six detectors, allowing it to study both “hard” and “soft” x-rays & gamma rays.
• High energy astronomy mission primarily seeks to study X-Rays emanating mainly from black holes and galaxy clusters.
• Mission was led by the JAXA in partnership with the NASA, European Space Agency, Canadian Space Agency, Netherlands Institute for Space Research & universities in Japan, Europe & North America.
Japan has been launched the astronomy satellite ASTRO-H
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