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Code Name: SOLAR B. Class: Astronomy. Type: Solar. Nation: Japan. Agency: JAXA. Manufacturer: Melco.

Solar satellite with a large optical telescope and an X-ray telescope built by the Smithsonian Observatory.

Mass: 870 kg (1,910 lb).

Hinode Chronology

2006 September 22 - Hinode (Solar B) - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: M-V. Launch Vehicle: M-V. Mass: 870 kg (1,910 lb). Perigee: 674 km (418 mi). Apogee: 695 km (431 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 98.50 min.
Solar satellite with a large optical telescope and an X-ray telescope built by the Smithsonian Observatory.

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.

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