Suisei (PLANET-A) interplanetary spacecraft
Suisei (PLANET-A) was Japan's second interplanetary probe, launched in 1985 to observe Halley's Comet and the surrounding solar-wind environment.
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Identity
- Aliases
- SUISEIPLANET-ASuisei Halley probe
- Family Name
- Suisei
- Full Name
- Suisei (PLANET-A) interplanetary spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflyby
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Suisei (PLANET-A) was Japan's second interplanetary probe, launched in 1985 to observe Halley's Comet and the surrounding solar-wind environment.
- First Flight Year
- 1,985
- Last Flight Year
- 1,992
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 140
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- Creation Time
- August 6, 2026 at 16:13:02 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 10:20:48 UTC