Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
The objective of the ASCA (Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astronomy) (or Astro D) mission was to perform spectroscopic X-Ray astronomy in the wavelength band 1--12 keV. with particular emphasis on spectroscopy of the iron K band.
Details
Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Sat, Feb 20, 1993, 02:20
Weather
Pro