Yohkoh
(1990s Japanese solar observatory spacecraft)
Yohkoh (Japanese for "Sunbeam")
was a space solar observatory launched by
Japan in 1991. It was operational until 2001
and burned on reentry in 2005.
Instruments:
(telescope,solar,spacecraft,JAXA,Japanese,past)
Further reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yohkoh
http://science.nasa.gov/missions/yohkoh/
Referenced by pages:
solar physics
solar telescope
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