Astronomy and Space

Arase (satellite)

Arase, formerly known as Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace (ERG), is a scientific satellite to study the Van Allen belts. It was developed by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of JAXA. The satellite was named after the Arase River in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima, where the Uchinoura Space Center is located. It was launched aboard an Epsilon launch vehicle at 11:00:00, 20 December 2016 UTC into apogee height 32250 km, perigee 214 km orbit. Subsequent perigee-up operation moved its orbit to apogee 32110 km, perigee 460 km of 565 minutes period.

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• ▸Alpha Corvi
• ▸Almoravid dynasty
• ▸Altair

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