Suzaku (satellite)

Suzaku satellite in pre-launch tests, 2004

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The launch was a project of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of the University of Tokyo.

The satellite was launched on July 10, 2005.^[2]

Suzaku (satellite) Media

An Suzaku X-Ray Telescope (XRT)
The Suzaku Hard X-ray Detector before installation.
X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (XIS)
The Suzaku X-Ray Spectrometer in the laboratory.

References

↑ Suzaku named after the mythological "vermilion bird of the south".
↑ JAXA, "Catalogue of ISAS Missions" Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-2.

Other websites

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Suzaku (ASTRO-EII) mission profile

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[1] Suzaku named after the mythological "vermilion bird of the south".

[2] JAXA, "Catalogue of ISAS Missions" Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-2.

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