KYOKKO (EXOS-A)
JAXA/ISAS's KYOKKO (EXOS-A) was an auroral-observation mission launched on 1978-02-04 aboard M-3H-2 from Uchinoura. It measured space-plasma density, temperature, and composition, studied auroral-electron energy, produced the world's first ultraviolet aurora images, and participated in the International Magnetospheric Study until operations ended on 1992-08-02.
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- Aliases
- KYOKKOEXOS-AKyokko Aurora Observation Satellite
- Name
- KYOKKO (EXOS-A)
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- JAXA/ISAS's KYOKKO (EXOS-A) was an auroral-observation mission launched on 1978-02-04 aboard M-3H-2 from Uchinoura. It measured space-plasma density, temperature, and composition, studied auroral-electron energy, produced the world's first ultraviolet aurora images, and participated in the International Magnetospheric Study until operations ended on 1992-08-02.
- Destination
- Earth orbit
- End Date
- 1992-08-02
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- Start Date
- 1978-02-04
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 23:09:17 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 23:09:17 UTC
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