Astro F [ISAS]
ASTRO-F, originally named IRIS (InfraRed Imaging Surveyor), is a 70 cm cooled telescope. It has a much more powerful capability for survey work than the IRAS, owing to the advanced technologies now available:
After launch, Astro F received the name Akari.
Nation: | Japan |
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Type / Application: | Astronomy, IR |
Operator: | ISAS |
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Equipment: | 70 cm IR telescope |
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Power: | 2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 3 years (target) |
Mass: | 955 kg |
Orbit: | 696 km × 711 km, 98.20° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Astro F (IRIS, Akari) | 2006-005A | 21.02.2006 | Ka LP-M | M-5 (2) | with CUTE 1.7 + APD, SSP |