Tenma

Tenma (てんま) is the name of a Japanese artificial satellite which was put into orbit.

Tenma (ASTRO-B)

The launch was a project of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of the University of Tokyo.

Tenma was sent into orbit on February 20, 1983.[1]

This was Japan's second x-ray astronomy satellite.

References

JAXA, "Catalogue of ISAS Missions" Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-16.

Other websites

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Tenma (ASTRO-B) mission profile Archived 2012-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
NASA, Tenma (astro B) satellite

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