Universe  ID: 10533

Suzaku (formerly Astro-E2) Spacecraft

An animation depicting the Suzaku/Astro-E2 spacecraft on orbit. Suzaku maintains a low Earth orbit while it observes X-rays from the Universe. The satellite was developed at the Japanese Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS, which is part of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA.) in collaboration with Japanese and US institutions including NASA.

Credits

Chris Meaney (HTSI): Lead Animator
Scott Wiessinger (USRA): Producer
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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Mission:
Suzaku

Data Used:
Note: While we identify the data sets used in these visualizations, we do not store any further details nor the data sets themselves on our site.

This item is part of this series:
Astrophysics Animations

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Satellite
SVS >> Spacecraft
SVS >> X-ray
SVS >> Astrophysics
SVS >> Universe
SVS >> Space
SVS >> Suzaku
NASA Science >> Universe