X-ray Astronomy Satellite Hitomi (ASTRO-H) spacecraft
Hitomi (ASTRO-H) was a JAXA-led X-ray observatory built through international collaboration to study high-energy phenomena including galaxy clusters, black holes, and neutron stars across a broad X-ray and soft-gamma-ray band.
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Identity
- Aliases
- HitomiASTRO-HX-ray Astronomy Satellite ASTRO-H2016-012A
- Family Name
- Hitomi
- Full Name
- X-ray Astronomy Satellite Hitomi (ASTRO-H) spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Hitomi (ASTRO-H) was a JAXA-led X-ray observatory built through international collaboration to study high-energy phenomena including galaxy clusters, black holes, and neutron stars across a broad X-ray and soft-gamma-ray band.
- First Flight Year
- 2,016
- Last Flight Year
- 2,016
- Operator
- Programs
- -
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 2,700
- Reusability
- expendable
Links
- Official Url
- https://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sas/astro_h/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 15:36:04 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 00:33:02 UTC