Akari (satellite)

is a Japanese artificial satellite which was put into orbit in 2006.  

The launch was a project of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

The satellite was launched on February 22, 2006.JAXA, "Catalogue of ISAS Missions" ; retrieved 2012-8-13.   

The primary mission of Akari was as a space observatory to survey the entire sky in near-, mid- and far-infrared "JAXA Hopes To Keep Akari Going Despite Power Failure," Space News International. 27 May 2011; retrieved 2012-8-13. with its infrared telescope.

 References 

 Other websites 
 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Akari (ASTRO-F) mission profile 

Category:Japanese satellites
Category:2006 in Asia
Category:2000s in Japan
Category:Spacecrafts launched in 2000s