Yohkoh

, 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.

The satellite was sent into orbit on August 30, 1991.JAXA,  "Catalogue of ISAS Missions" ; retrieved 2012-4-16.  Its mission was to study the sun.

On September 12, 2005 the spacecraft burned up during reentry.

References

 Other websites 

 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Yohkoh (Solar-A) mission profile 

Category:Japanese satellites
Category:Spacecraft launched in the 1990s