Akebono EXOS-D auroral research spacecraft
Japan's Akebono (EXOS-D), the first spacecraft associated with the Solar-Terrestrial Energy Program, was launched in February 1989 into a semi-polar orbit to study the polar cap and plasmasphere and directly investigate auroral particle acceleration, parallel electric fields, and magnetospheric substorms with eight scientific instruments.
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- Aliases
- AkebonoEXOS-DEXOS DAkebono (EXOS-D)
- Family Name
- Akebono
- Full Name
- Akebono EXOS-D auroral research spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- Japan's Akebono (EXOS-D), the first spacecraft associated with the Solar-Terrestrial Energy Program, was launched in February 1989 into a semi-polar orbit to study the polar cap and plasmasphere and directly investigate auroral particle acceleration, parallel electric fields, and magnetospheric substorms with eight scientific instruments.
- First Flight Year
- 1,989
- Last Flight Year
- 2,015
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 13:37:31 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 17:14:47 UTC