[FPSPACE] FW: [JAXA:0085] Akari: Removal of the Cover of the Telescope and Operation Schedule

[LARRY KLAES]

>From: "JAXA Press Release Mail Service" <jaxapr at jaxa.jp>
>To: ljk4 at msn.com
>Subject: [JAXA:0085] Akari: Removal of the Cover of the Telescope and 
>Operation Schedule
>Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:42:26 +0900
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>  Akari: Removal of the Cover of the Telescope and Operation Schedule
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>                                                        April 13, 2006
>                                    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
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>The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) would like to announce
>that the 21st Scientific Satellite "Akari" (ASTRO-F) has been
>smoothly carrying out initial operations, and its major events for the
>post-launch phase have been successfully completed, with the cover of
>the observation equipment, the telescope, being removed (the release
>of the aperture lid.)
>The "Akari" was launched by the M-V Launch Vehicle No. 8 (M-V-8) at
>6:28 a.m. on February 22, 2006 (Japan Standard Time, JST) from the
>Uchinoura Space Center (USC.)
>
>JAXA has been carefully re-examining operation procedures because of
>trouble in the two-dimensional solar sensor. After we completed the
>repair work and the operational verification test of the onboard
>software for stable attitude control, we started the operation for
>releasing the aperture lid at 4:55 p.m. on April 13, 2006 (JST) from
>the ground station at the USC. Telemetry then confirmed that the
>operation was successfully carried out.
>
>Both the power generation and attitude of the "Akari" are stable, and
>the observation system is also working normally.
>
>After the final verification test for the observation equipment, we
>plan to report the results of initial image acquisition in mid May.
>
>Prof. Hiroshi Murakami
>Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), JAXA
>+81-994-67-2211
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