Hinotori (satellite)

Hinotori (ひのとり) is the name of the a Japanese artificial satellite which was put into orbit.

The launch was a project of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of the University of Tokyo.

The satellite was sent into orbit on February 21, 1981.[1]

References

JAXA, "Catalogue of ISAS Missions" Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-2.

Other websites

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Hinotori (ASTRO-A) mission profile Archived 2014-12-23 at the Wayback Machine

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