Akatsuki Venus Climate Orbiter spacecraft
Akatsuki was JAXA's Venus climate-orbiter design: a three-axis-stabilized spacecraft built for ultraviolet and infrared imaging, lightning and airglow observations, and radio science of Venus's atmosphere. After its primary orbital-manoeuvring engine failed during the first insertion attempt, the spacecraft's attitude-control system enabled a redesigned Venus-orbit mission.
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Identity
- Aliases
- PLANET-CVenus Climate Orbiter
- Family Name
- Akatsuki
- Full Name
- Akatsuki Venus Climate Orbiter spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeorbiter
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Akatsuki was JAXA's Venus climate-orbiter design: a three-axis-stabilized spacecraft built for ultraviolet and infrared imaging, lightning and airglow observations, and radio science of Venus's atmosphere. After its primary orbital-manoeuvring engine failed during the first insertion attempt, the spacecraft's attitude-control system enabled a redesigned Venus-orbit mission.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 1.4
- Length M
- 1.5
- Width M
- 1
- First Flight Year
- 2,010
- Last Flight Year
- 2,010
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 520
- Reusability
- expendable
Links
- Official Url
- https://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sas/planet_c/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 30, 2026 at 03:42:49 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 30, 2026 at 03:44:23 UTC
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