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.

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Akatsuki Venus climate orbiter canonical 2
Akatsuki 1
Akatsuki spacecraft 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Venus orbiter
interplanetary spacecraft
space probe
abbreviation Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
surface form: JAXA
alternativeName PLANET-C
Akatsuki Venus climate orbiter
surface form: Venus Climate Orbiter
attitudeControl reaction control system
countryOfOrigin Japan
designedBy Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
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
launchVehicle H-IIA launch vehicle
surface form: H-IIA 202
LIRPurpose longwave infrared imaging of cloud-top temperatures
manufacturer Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
surface form: JAXA
missionStatus operational
missionType atmospheric research mission
planetary science mission
namedAfter Japanese word for dawn
operator Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
surface form: JAXA
orbitInsertionAttempt 2010-12-07
orbitType highly elliptical Venus orbit
powerSource solar panels
primaryObjective study Venus atmosphere
study Venus climate dynamics
study Venus weather patterns
program JAXA planetary exploration program
propulsionType bipropellant chemical propulsion
scientificDiscipline atmospheric science
climatology
planetary science
scientificInstrument IR1 camera
IR2 camera
LAC instrument
LIR camera
UVI camera
spaceAgency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
studies atmospheric waves on Venus
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
UVIPurpose ultraviolet imaging of cloud patterns and SO2 distribution

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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency operatorOf Akatsuki Venus climate orbiter
Venus exploredBy Akatsuki Venus climate orbiter
this entity surface form: Akatsuki spacecraft
Magellan spacecraft relatedMission Akatsuki Venus climate orbiter
this entity surface form: Akatsuki
H-IIA launch vehicle launchesNotablePayload Akatsuki Venus climate orbiter
Akatsuki Venus climate orbiter alternativeName Akatsuki Venus climate orbiter
subject surface form: Akatsuki
this entity surface form: Venus Climate Orbiter