Kyokko

Kyokko is the name of a Japanese artificial satellite which was put into orbit. The name means the Northern Lights in Japanese.

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 4, 1978.

References

Other websites

• Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Kyokko (EXOS-A) mission profile Archived 2008-11-17 at the Wayback Machine

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