Hakucho (also known as CORSA-b before launch; CORSA stands for Cosmic Radiation Satellite) was Japan's first X-ray astronomy satellite, developed by the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science (then a division of the University of Tokyo). It was launched from the Kagoshima Space Center by the ISAS M-3C rocket on the M-3C-4 mission on February 21, 1979 [1] and reentered the atmosphere on April 15, 1985.[2]
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Mission type | X Ray Celestial Observation |
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Operator | Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (Japan) |
COSPAR ID | 1979-014A ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 11272 |
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Launch mass | 96.0 kilograms (211.6 lb) |
Dimensions | ⌀760mm×650mm |
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Launch date | 21 February 1979 UTC |
Rocket | M-3C-Rocket (mission 4) |
Launch site | Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
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Decay date | April 15, 1985 |
Hakucho was a replacement for the CORSA satellite which failed to launch due to rocket failure on February 4, 1976.[3]
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Kosmos 1070 | Kosmos 1071 | Kosmos 1072 | Molniya-3 No.23 | Meteor-Priroda No.2-3 | Kosmos 1073 | SCATHA | Kosmos 1074 | Ayame 1 | Kosmos 1075 | Kosmos 1076 | Kosmos 1077 | Zenit-2M No.131 | AEM-2 | Hakucho | Ekran No.16L | Kosmos 1078 | Solwind | Soyuz 32 | Kosmos 1079 | Interkosmos 19 | Meteor-2 No.4 | Progress 5 | Kosmos 1080 | Kosmos 1081 · Kosmos 1082 · Kosmos 1083 · Kosmos 1084 · Kosmos 1085 · Kosmos 1086 · Kosmos 1087 · Kosmos 1088 | OPS 3854 · OPS 6675 | Kosmos 1089 | Kosmos 1090 | Kosmos 1091 | Soyuz 33 | Kosmos 1092 | Molniya-1-43 | Kosmos 1093 | Kosmos 1094 | Kosmos 1095 | Gran' No.15L | Kosmos 1096 | Kosmos 1097 | OPS 6292 | Progress 6 | Kosmos 1098 | Kosmos 1099 | Kosmos 1100 · Kosmos 1101 | Kosmos 1102 | OPS 7164 | Kosmos 1103 | Kosmos 1104 | Ariel 6 | Molniya-3 No.21 | Soyuz 34 | OPS 5390 | Bhaskara 1 | Kosmos 1105 | OPS 7484 | Kosmos 1106 | Kosmos 1107 | Kosmos 1108 | NOAA-6 | Kosmos 1109 | Progress 7 (KRT-10) | Kosmos 1110 | Kosmos 1111 | Gorizont No.12L | Kosmos 1112 | Kosmos 1113 | Kosmos 1114 | Kosmos 1115 | Kosmos 1116 | Kosmos 1117 | Kosmos 1118 | Unnamed | Molniya-1-44 | Kosmos 1119 | Westar 3 | RTP | Kosmos 1120 | Kosmos 1121 | Kosmos 1122 | Kosmos 1123 | Kosmos 1124 | Kosmos 1125 | Kosmos 1126 | Kosmos 1127 | Kosmos 1128 | HEAO-3 | Kosmos 1129 | Kosmos 1130 · Kosmos 1131 · Kosmos 1132 · Kosmos 1133 · Kosmos 1134 · Kosmos 1135 · Kosmos 1136 · Kosmos 1137 | Kosmos 1138 | OPS 1948 | Ekran No.17L | Kosmos 1139 | Kosmos 1140 | Unnamed | Kosmos 1141 | Molniya-1-45 | Kosmos 1142 | Kosmos 1143 | Magsat | Meteor-2 No.7 | Interkosmos 20 | Kosmos 1144 | OPS 9443 · OPS 9444 | Kosmos 1145 | Kosmos 1146 | Satcom 3 | Kosmos 1147 | Soyuz T-1 | CAT-1 | Gorizont No.13L | Kosmos 1148 | |
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