Akari

Success JAXA, M-V

Mission

Astrophysics · LEO

Akari (ASTRO-F) was an infrared astronomy satellite developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, in cooperation with institutes of Europe and Korea.

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
AKARI (ASTRO-F) 2006-005A Payload re-entered 2023-04-11
M-5 DEB 2006-005B Debris re-entered 2006-06-05
CUTE-1.7+APD (CO-56) 2006-005C Payload re-entered 2009-10-25
M-5 R/B 2006-005D Rocket body re-entered 2011-02-02
ASTRO-F DEB [LENS COVER] 2006-005E Debris 664 × 676 km · 98.1° Globe

COSPAR ID 2006-005 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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