Hitomi Program
JAXA's Hitomi X-ray astronomy satellite, formerly ASTRO-H, was an international high-energy observatory launched on 17 February 2016. It carried advanced X-ray instruments, including a NASA-developed Soft X-ray Spectrometer, but suffered a mission-ending spacecraft anomaly about 38 days after launch while studying the high-energy universe.
Identity
- Aliases
- HitomiASTRO-HX-ray Astronomy Satellite
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Hitomi Program
- Status
- completed
- Types
- scienceresearchoperations
Details
- Description
- JAXA's Hitomi X-ray astronomy satellite, formerly ASTRO-H, was an international high-energy observatory launched on 17 February 2016. It carried advanced X-ray instruments, including a NASA-developed Soft X-ray Spectrometer, but suffered a mission-ending spacecraft anomaly about 38 days after launch while studying the high-energy universe.
- End Date
- 2016-03-26
- Leads
- Participants
- Start Date
- 2016-02-17
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 15:40:17 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 15:40:17 UTC