JAXA's Hinode (Solar-B) solar observatory launched aboard the final M-V rocket from Uchinoura, carrying optical, X-ray and EUV telescopes to study the Sun's magnetic fields and eruptive activity from sun-synchronous orbit.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 910 kg
- Flight
- 7th
- of 7 M-V flights
- Date and time
- 22 September 2006, 21:36 UTC
- Rocket
- M-V
- Builder
- IHI
- Launch site
- Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
- Payload
- Heliophysics
- International designator
- 2006-041
- Launches in 2006
- 44th of 66
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