Mu-3S-II | Yohkoh

Name: Mu-3S-II | Yohkoh
Start: 1991-08-30T02:30:00Z
Location: Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

The objective of Solar A or Yohkoh (Japanese for sunbeam) is to study the high-energy radiations from solar flares (hard and soft X-rays and energetic neutrons) as well as quiet structures and pre-flare conditions. The mission is a successor to Hinotori, a previous Japanese spacecraft flown at the previous solar activity maximum in 1981.

Mission Details

Launch date: August 30, 1991 at 02:30 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Mu-3S-II
Operator: Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Launch site: Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Mission type: Earth Science