Yohkoh

Artist view of Yohkoh with sun in background

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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 sent into orbit on August 30, 1991.^[1] Its mission was to study the sun.

On September 12, 2005 the spacecraft burned up during reentry.

References

↑ JAXA, "Catalogue of ISAS Missions" Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-16.

Other websites

Media related to Yohkoh at Wikimedia Commons

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Yohkoh (Solar-A) mission profile Archived 2016-09-21 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] JAXA, "Catalogue of ISAS Missions" Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-16.

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