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Photos: H-IIA Rocket Launches Japanese X-Ray Observatory

February 18, 2016February 19, 2016 Patrick Blau 3095 Views Astro-H, MHI, Tanegashima

Japan’s H-IIA rocket blasted of from its sea-side launch pad on Tanegashima Space Center on Wednesday, lifting into orbit the Astro-H observatory, set to deliver the highest resolution in high-energy X-Ray spectra to probe the most extreme environments found in the universe.

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  • ← Astro-H Space Observatory launches atop H-IIA to deliver unprecedented Views of the X-Ray Universe
  • Hitomi X-Ray Observatory deploys Optical Bench, begins Instrument Activation →
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