Hakucho

is the name of a Japanese artificial satellite which was put into orbit. 

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

Hakucho was sent into orbit on February 21, 1979.  It reentered the atmosphere and melted on April 15, 1985.JAXA,  "Catalogue of ISAS Missions" ; retrieved 2012-4-2.   

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

References

 Other websites 
 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Hakucho (CORSA-b) mission profile 
 NASA, Hakucho (CORSA-b) satellite 

Category:Japanese satellites
Category:Spacecraft launched in the 1970s