Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Hisaki (SPRINT-A)

Epsilon

SUCCESS
Success

Saturday, September 14, 2013 · 05:00 UTC

Mission

/01

Hisaki, also known as the Spectroscopic Planet Observatory for Recognition of Interaction of Atmosphere (SPRINT-A) is a Japanese ultraviolet astronomy satellite operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Hisaki carries an extreme ultraviolet spectrometer which will be used to study the composition of the atmospheres and the behavior of the magnetospheres of the planets of the Solar System.

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Epsilon

Launch Pad

Mu Center

Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

31.251° N, 131.082° E

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