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    Ohzora

    Ohzora
    A Japanese satellite, launched by ISAS (Institute of Space and Astronautical Science), that made optical observations of the stratosphere and middle atmosphere, and in particular studied a geomagnetic anomaly over the southern Atlantic that had been discovered by Taiyo several years earlier. Ohzora, which means “sky,” was known as Exos-C before launch.


    Launch date Feb. 14, 1984
    Launch vehicle M-3S
    Launch site Kagoshima
    Orbit 247 × 331 km × 75°
    Mass (at launch) 210 kg


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       • JAPANESE SPACECRAFT
       • SATELLITES AND SPACE PROBES
       • JAPAN IN SPACE



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