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Mu-3S-II | Asuka

Status: Success  |  Launched: Feb 20, 1993 02:20 UTC

Launch Provider & Rocket

Mission

The objective of the ASCA (Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astronomy) (or Astro D) mission was to perform spectroscopic X-Ray astronomy in the wavelength band 1--12 keV. with particular emphasis on spectroscopy of the iron K band.

  • Type: Astrophysics
  • Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

  • Pad: Mu Center
  • Location: Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
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