Taiyo (satellite)

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 February 24, 1975.JAXA,  "Catalogue of ISAS Missions" ; retrieved 2012-4-2.  It entered the atmosphere and burned up on 29 June 1980.

 References 

 Other websites 
 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Taiyo (SPRATS) mission profile 

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