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Yohkoh

(1990s Japanese solar observatory spacecraft)

Yohkoh (Japanese for "Sunbeam") was a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) space solar observatory launched by Japan in 1991. It was operational until 2001 and burned on reentry in 2005. Instruments:


(telescope,solar,spacecraft,JAXA,past)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yohkoh
https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/en/missions/spacecraft/past/yohkoh.html
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/yohkoh/
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/solar-a.htm

Referenced by pages:
solar physics
solar telescope
X-ray

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