Earth orbit
ASTRO-F "Akari"
Infrared sky survey.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
View in 3D map ↗Overview
The mission
Infrared sky survey. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 2006-005; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 21 February 2006, 21:28:00 UTC
- Launch location
- Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima (formerly Kagoshima)
- Launch vehicle
- M-V
- Orbit
- Low Earth orbit (Sun-synchronous)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
Interactive playback
Play trajectory in 3D ↗Follow the mission through its available trajectory data in the full 3D solar-system map.
Mission outcomeOpen outcome source ↗
Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · June 2011
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
ASTRO-F "Akari"
Infrared sky survey.
- GCAT ID
- S28939
- Manufacturer
- ISAS/JAXA
- Launch mass
- 952 kg
- Dimensions
- 3.7 m long · 1.8 m diameter · 5.7 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
0 images from ASTRO-F "Akari".
No mission imagery is available yet.
Verification
Community discussion
Comments 0
No comments yet. The airlock is open.
Sign in or create an account to comment and vote.