ASCA (ASTRO-D)
JAXA/ISAS's ASCA (ASTRO-D) was a Japanese X-ray astronomy mission launched on 1993-02-20 aboard M-3SII-7 from Uchinoura. It performed precise X-ray observations of celestial bodies and explored the deep universe, including galaxy clusters, black holes, particle acceleration, dark matter, and the cosmic X-ray background, until operations ended on 2001-03-02.
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- ASCAASTRO-DAsukaAdvanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics
- Name
- ASCA (ASTRO-D)
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- JAXA/ISAS's ASCA (ASTRO-D) was a Japanese X-ray astronomy mission launched on 1993-02-20 aboard M-3SII-7 from Uchinoura. It performed precise X-ray observations of celestial bodies and explored the deep universe, including galaxy clusters, black holes, particle acceleration, dark matter, and the cosmic X-ray background, until operations ended on 2001-03-02.
- Destination
- Earth orbit
- End Date
- 2001-03-02
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- Start Date
- 1993-02-20
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 22:42:54 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 22:42:54 UTC
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