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Akatsuki (spacecraft)
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Akatsuki, also known as the Venus Climate Orbiter and Planet-C, was a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency space probe tasked with studying the atmosphere of Venus. It was launched aboard an H-IIA 202 r
A model of the spacecraft Akatsuki
A model of the spacecraft Akatsuki
Configuration of Akatsuki spacecraft (left) and a photograph of the spacecraft with the solar array paddles being folded (right)
Configuration of Akatsuki spacecraft (left) and a photograph of the spacecraft with the solar array paddles being folded (right)
Schematic of the three-dimensional observation by Akatsuki
Schematic of the three-dimensional observation by Akatsuki
Akatsuki spacecraft prior to launch
Akatsuki spacecraft prior to launch
Nozomi (spacecraft)
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Nozomi was a Japanese Mars orbiter that failed to reach Mars due to electrical failure. It was constructed by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, University of Tokyo and launched on July
Akatsuki (spacecraft)
…2024. Operation was terminated officially on 18 September 2025. Akatsuki was Japan's first planetary exploration mission since the failed Mars orbiter Nozomi probe which was launched in 1998. Akatsuki was originally intended to conduct scientific research for two or more years from an elliptical orbit around…
Nozomi's launch on July 3, 1998
Nozomi's launch on July 3, 1998
This image of the Earth and Moon was the first picture taken by the Nozomi camera.[citation needed]
This image of the Earth and Moon was the first picture taken by the Nozomi camera.[citation needed]
2001 mars odyssey wizja
2001 mars odyssey wizja
MSL Artist Concept
MSL Artist Concept