Yohkoh
Yohkoh (ようこう; meaning "sunbeam"), is the name of 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 August 30, 1991. Its mission was to study the sun.
On September 12, 2005 the spacecraft burned up during reentry.
References
- ↑ JAXA, "Catalogue of ISAS Missions" Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-16.
Other websites
Media related to Yohkoh at Wikimedia Commons
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Yohkoh (Solar-A) mission profile Archived 2016-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
