Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Provider type
Government
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Astrophysics
Launch site
Japan
Date
Thu, 10 Feb 2000 01:30:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4377 ever
Mission
Astro E is a X-ray astronomy satellite bulit as a joint effort of NASA and the Japanese space agency ISAS. Observing the X-ray spectrum of the distant universe, Astro-E was to open a new window into the workings of black holes, neutron stars, active galaxies, and other very energetic objects. Astro E was lost in a launch vehicle failure in February 2000, but a repeat Astro E2 (renamed Suzaku after successful launch) was built to conduct the mission. It was launched in July 2005 aboard a Japanese improved M-5 rocket.