Akari (satellite)
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akari-satellite-184-10963109
title:
Akari (satellite)
text:
AKARI (ASTRO-F) was an infrared astronomy satellite developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, in cooperation with institutes of Europe and Korea. It was launched on 21 February 2006, at 21:28 UTC by M-V rocket into Earth Sun-synchronous orbit. After its launch it was named AKARI (明かり), which means light in Japanese. Earlier on, the project was known as IRIS. Its primary mission was to survey the entire sky in near-, mid- and far-infrared, through its 68.5 cm (27.0 in) aperture telescope.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Infrared astronomy satellite developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akari_(satellite)
date created:
2006-01-28T19:03:01Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T13:09:03Z
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