| Type(s) |
Satellite mission>Technology related (non-EO)
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| Owner |
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) |
| Organisation |
JAXA/ISAS (Institute of Space and Astronomical Science) |
| Abstract |
INDEX is a Japanese microsatellite of JAXA/ISAS (Institute of Space and Astronomical Science). In JAXA tradition, the INDEX spacecraft was renamed to REIMEI after launch - meaning "dawn" in Japanese. The mission objective is to use INDEX as
a) a demonstration satellite of advanced engineering technologies,
and
b) to support a small-scale astronomical science mission (fine structural observation of the aurora).
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| Cross Reference(s) |
INDEX Website
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| Discipline(s) |
Space science
General Earth observation
Weather & climate
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Point of Contact
| Name & Address |
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
Public Affairs Department Japan
2-4-1 Hamamatsu-cho, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8060
Japan
Japan
|
| Phone |
+81-3-3438-6111 |
| Fax |
+81-3-5402-6513 |
| E-mail (#at# is @) |
proffice#at#axa.jp |
| URL |
http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html |
| Miscellaneous |
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Other Information
| Spatial Coverage & Location(s) |
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| Temporal Coverage |
23/08/2005
Launch Date |
| Language(s) of Resource |
English
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