ASTRO-F

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ASTRO-F, better known as Akari, is a Japanese infrared astronomy satellite launched by JAXA to conduct an all-sky survey and detailed observations in the infrared spectrum.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
AKARI (ASTRO-F) 1
ASTRO-F canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf JAXA spacecraft ⓘ
artificial satellite ⓘ
infrared astronomy satellite ⓘ
space telescope ⓘ
alsoKnownAs AKARI ⓘ
Akari ⓘ
catalogDesignation AKARI (ASTRO-F) ⓘ
linked to: ASTRO-F
coolingMethod liquid helium cryostat ⓘ
mechanical cryocoolers ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Japan ⓘ
dataProduct all-sky infrared diffuse maps ⓘ
all-sky infrared point source catalogues ⓘ
decommissionedBy JAXA ⓘ
endOfOperations 2011-11 ⓘ
farInfraredSurveyorBands far-infrared ⓘ
heliumBoilOffEnd 2007-08 ⓘ
inclination about 98 degrees ⓘ
infraredCameraBands mid-infrared ⓘ
near-infrared ⓘ
launchCountry Japan ⓘ
launchDate 2006-02-21 ⓘ
launchSite Uchinoura Space Center ⓘ
launchVehicle M-V-8 rocket ⓘ
linked to: M-V rocket
mass approximately 952 kg ⓘ
missionType astronomy ⓘ
infrared astronomy ⓘ
nameMeaning Akari means "light" in Japanese ⓘ
onboardInstrument Far-Infrared Surveyor ⓘ
linked to: SPICA (proposed)

Infrared Camera ⓘ
operator JAXA ⓘ
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ
orbitAltitude approximately 700 km ⓘ
orbitType Sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ
postHeliumPhase warm mission with limited bands ⓘ
predecessor IRAS ⓘ
primaryObjective all-sky infrared survey ⓘ
detailed infrared observations of selected targets ⓘ
program JAXA small astronomy satellite program ⓘ
scientificContribution improved models of interstellar dust emission ⓘ
study of active galactic nuclei in infrared ⓘ
study of circumstellar dust around evolved stars ⓘ
study of infrared galaxies ⓘ
study of star formation in the Galaxy ⓘ
surveyCoverage entire sky in infrared bands ⓘ
surveyResolution higher angular resolution than IRAS ⓘ
targetObjectType galaxies ⓘ
interstellar medium ⓘ
solar system objects ⓘ
stars ⓘ
telescopeAperture 68.5 cm ⓘ
telescopeType Ritchey–Chrétien telescope ⓘ
wavelengthRange infrared ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Akari → alternativeName → ASTRO-F ⓘ
subject linked to: Akari (infrared satellite)
ASTRO-F → catalogDesignation → AKARI (ASTRO-F) ⓘ
linked to: ASTRO-F