Akebono (satellite)

is the name of a Japanese artificial satellite 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 February 22, 1989.JAXA,  "Catalogue of ISAS Missions" . Retrieved 2012-4-2. 

Akebono was designed to study auroras and the magnetosphere of earth.  The satellite remained operational for 20+ years.

References

 Other websites 
 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Akebono (Exos-D) mission profile 

Category:Japanese satellites
Category:1980s in spaceflight