Akari

Launch Successful

Launch Details

Date: 21 Feb 2006, 09:28 pm UTC

Rocket: M-V (Mu)

Provider: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Mission

Type: Astrophysics

Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Pad: Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Mission Description

Akari (ASTRO-F) was an infrared astronomy satellite developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, in cooperation with institutes of Europe and Korea.