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JAPAN 



JAPANESE SATELLITES 



Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science (ISAS) and 



National Space Development Agency (NASDA) 



"Big Science" Descriptor : Space 



Description of Facility/Instrument : These satellites cover a variety 

 of science flights, Including ionospheric and astrophysics ex- 

 periments. A crucial part of Japanese space history was the 1969 

 agreement *d.th the United States, making available to Japan tech- 

 nological information for future flights. 



Date of Construction: 1971-1984 (launches) 



Construction Cost: 



198A $$ 



Present International Cooperation 



Natlonallty(s) of Ownership : Japan 

 Natlonallty(s) of Operational Funding : Japan 

 Nationality(s) of Management Staff : Japan 

 Nationallty(s) of Researchers: Japan 



Other Information : 



SHINESEI SS-1 (Mu 4S-3): 



DENPA REX SS-2 (Mu 4S-4): 

 TAIYO SRATS (Mu SS-3, 3C-2)! 

 CORSA SS-4: 

 DME ISS: 



KYO KKO (EXOS A): 

 UME 2: 



JIKIKEN (EXOS B): 

 HA KUCHO (CORSA B) : 

 HINOTORI (ASTRO A): 

 HINOTORI (ASTRO B) : 

 EXOS C: 



Launched 



September 28, 1971, 



ionospheric plasma, solar 

 radio waves, cosmic rays 



August 19, 1972, radio explora- 

 tion, ionospheric plasmas 



February 24, 1975, solar radia- 

 tion, thermosphere 



February 4, 1976, cosmic radia- 

 tion, x-ray (failed to orbit) 



February 29, 1976, ionospheric 

 soundings (malfunction in 

 flight) 



February 4, 1978, scientific 

 experimentation 



February 16, 1978, ionospheric 

 sounding 



September 16, 1978, scientific 

 experimentation 



February 21, 1979, scientific 

 experimentation 



February 21, 1981, scientific 

 experimentation 



February 20, 1983, scientific 

 experimentation 



February 14, 1984, scientific 

 experimentation 



