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Epsilon | Hisaki (SPRINT-A)

Hisaki (SPRINT-A)

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Launch Details

Date: 14 Sept 2013, 05:00 am UTC

Rocket: Epsilon (Epsilon)

Provider: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Mission

Type: Astrophysics

Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Pad: Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Mission Description

Hisaki, also known as the Spectroscopic Planet Observatory for Recognition of Interaction of Atmosphere (SPRINT-A) is a Japanese ultraviolet astronomy satellite operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Hisaki carries an extreme ultraviolet spectrometer which will be used to study the composition of the atmospheres and the behavior of the magnetospheres of the planets of the Solar System.