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Akebono
Launch SuccessfulLaunch Details
Date: 21 Feb 1989, 11:30 pm UTC
Rocket: Mu-3S-II (Mu)
Provider: Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Mission
Type: Earth Science
Orbit: Elliptical Orbit
Pad: Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Mission Description
Japanese upper atmosphere research satellite