Suisei
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The launch was a project of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of the University of Tokyo.
The unmanned space probe was sent into space on August 18, 1985.[3] It was designed to study Halley's Comet when it passed through the inner solar system in 1986.
References
- ↑ Suisei was identical in construction and shape to Sakigake, but carried a different payload.
- ↑ Harvey, Brian; Smid, Henk H.F.; Pirard, Theo (2011). Emerging Space Powers: The New Space Programs of Asia, the Middle East and South-America. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-4419-0874-2.
- ↑ JAXA, "Catalogue of ISAS Missions" Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-2.
Other websites
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Suisei (Planet-A) mission profile Archived 2013-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
- NASA, Suisei mission Archived 2007-11-22 at the Wayback Machine