Akatsuki (Venus Climate Orbiter)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Akatsuki_(Venus_Climate_Orbiter)
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
Venus orbiter
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:PLANET-C
gptkb:Venus_Climate_Orbiter
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:enteredMarsOrbit 2015-12-07
gptkbp:failedOrbitInsertion 2010-12-07
gptkbp:goal search for lightning on Venus
study Venusian atmosphere
study cloud dynamics on Venus
study surface and atmospheric phenomena on Venus
study weather patterns on Venus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Akatsuki (Venus Climate Orbiter)
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:1-μm_Camera_(IR1)
gptkb:2-μm_Camera_(IR2)
gptkb:Lightning_and_Airglow_Camera_(LAC)
gptkb:Longwave_Infrared_Camera_(LIR)
gptkb:Ultraviolet_Imager_(UVI)
gptkbp:launchDate 2010-05-20
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Tanegashima_Space_Center
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:H-IIA_202
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:NEC
gptkbp:mass 518 kg
gptkbp:missionType planetary science
atmospheric observation
gptkbp:operator gptkb:JAXA
gptkbp:powers 1,140 W
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:target gptkb:Venus
gptkbp:website http://akatsuki.isas.jaxa.jp/en/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Japan_Aerospace_Exploration_Agency
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5