Tenma

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.

Tenma was sent into orbit on February 20, 1983.JAXA,  "Catalogue of ISAS Missions" ; retrieved 2012-4-16.   

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

 References


 Other websites 
 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Tenma (ASTRO-B) mission profile 
 NASA, Tenma (astro B) satellite 

Category:Japanese satellites
Category:1980s in spaceflight