Akatsuki Venus climate orbiter
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The Akatsuki Venus climate orbiter is a Japanese space probe designed to study Venus’s atmosphere, weather patterns, and climate dynamics from orbit.
Aliases (2)
- Akatsuki ×51
- Akatsuki spacecraft ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Venus orbiter
→
interplanetary spacecraft → space probe → |
| abbreviation | JAXA NERFINISHED → |
| alternativeName |
PLANET-C
NERFINISHED
→
Venus Climate Orbiter NERFINISHED → |
| attitudeControl | reaction control system → |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan → |
| designedBy | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency NERFINISHED → |
| destination | Venus orbit → |
| firstOrbitInsertion | failed → |
| IR1Purpose | near-infrared imaging of lower and middle atmosphere → |
| IR2Purpose | near-infrared imaging of nightside clouds → |
| LACPurpose | lightning and airglow observations → |
| launchDate | 2010-05-20 → |
| launchSite | Tanegashima Space Center NERFINISHED → |
| launchVehicle | H-IIA 202 NERFINISHED → |
| LIRPurpose | longwave infrared imaging of cloud-top temperatures → |
| manufacturer | JAXA NERFINISHED → |
| missionStatus | operational → |
| missionType |
atmospheric research mission
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planetary science mission → |
| namedAfter | Japanese word for dawn → |
| operator | JAXA NERFINISHED → |
| orbitInsertionAttempt | 2010-12-07 → |
| orbitType | highly elliptical Venus orbit → |
| powerSource | solar panels → |
| primaryObjective |
study Venus atmosphere
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study Venus climate dynamics → study Venus weather patterns → |
| program | JAXA planetary exploration program NERFINISHED → |
| propulsionType | bipropellant chemical propulsion → |
| scientificDiscipline |
atmospheric science
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climatology → planetary science → |
| scientificInstrument |
IR1 camera
NERFINISHED
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IR2 camera NERFINISHED → LAC instrument → LIR camera NERFINISHED → UVI camera → |
| spaceAgency | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency NERFINISHED → |
| studies |
atmospheric waves on Venus
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cloud dynamics on Venus → distribution of sulfur dioxide in Venus atmosphere → lightning activity on Venus → super-rotation of Venus atmosphere → thermal structure of Venus atmosphere → |
| successfulOrbitInsertionDate | 2015-12-07 → |
| target | Venus NERFINISHED → |
| UVIPurpose | ultraviolet imaging of cloud patterns and SO2 distribution → |
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