Suzaku

E384065

X-ray astronomy satellite artificial satellite space telescope

Suzaku was a Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite, developed in collaboration with NASA, that studied high-energy phenomena such as black holes, supernova remnants, and galaxy clusters.

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Label	Occurrences
Suzaku canonical	4

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	X-ray astronomy satellite ⓘ artificial satellite ⓘ space telescope ⓘ
alternativeName	ASTRO-EII ⓘ Suzaku (ASTRO-E2) ⓘ surface form: Astro-E2
collaboration	Japan–United States space cooperation ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
decommissioned	2015 ⓘ
developer	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ NASA ⓘ
endOfOperations	2015 ⓘ
followedBy	Hitomi ⓘ
inclination	31 degrees ⓘ
launchCountry	Japan ⓘ
launchDate	2005-07-10 ⓘ
launchSite	Uchinoura Space Center ⓘ
launchVehicle	M-V rocket ⓘ surface form: M-V-6 rocket
mass	approximately 1700 kilograms ⓘ
missionType	X-ray astronomy ⓘ space observatory ⓘ
namedAfter	Suzaku (vermilion bird of the south in Japanese mythology) ⓘ
notableResult	broadband X-ray observations of active galactic nuclei ⓘ constraints on non-thermal emission in galaxy clusters ⓘ high-resolution X-ray spectra of galaxy clusters ⓘ measurements of chemical abundances in the intracluster medium ⓘ studies of supernova remnant shock physics ⓘ
operator	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ NASA ⓘ
orbitalPeriod	96 minutes ⓘ
orbitType	low Earth orbit ⓘ
partOfProgram	Hitomi (ASTRO-H) ⓘ surface form: Astro series of Japanese X-ray astronomy satellites
precededBy	ASTRO-E ⓘ
primaryInstrument	Hard X-ray Detector ⓘ X-Ray Telescope ⓘ surface form: X-ray Imaging Spectrometer X-ray Spectrometer ⓘ
scientificObjective	measure X-ray background radiation ⓘ perform X-ray spectroscopy of cosmic sources ⓘ study high-energy astrophysical phenomena ⓘ
spaceAgencyPartner	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ Goddard Space Flight Center ⓘ surface form: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
spacecraftBus	Suzaku (ASTRO-E2) ⓘ surface form: ASTRO-EII bus
studied	X-ray binaries ⓘ active galactic nuclei ⓘ black holes ⓘ galaxy clusters ⓘ hot intergalactic medium ⓘ supernova remnants ⓘ
wavelengthRangeObserved	hard X-ray band ⓘ soft X-ray band ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center → hostMissionArchive → Suzaku ⓘ

ASCA → successor → Suzaku ⓘ

HEASoft software suite → supportsMission → Suzaku ⓘ

subject surface form: HEASoft

XSPEC → supportsInstrument → Suzaku ⓘ