Mu-3S-II | Asuka
Status: Success | Launched: Feb 20, 1993 02:20 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (Government)
- Rocket: Mu-3S-II — Mu family
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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