The objective of the ASCA (Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astronomy) (or Astro D) mission was to perform spectroscopic X-Ray astronomy in the wavelength band 1–12 keV. with particular emphasis on spectroscopy of the iron K band.
The Mu, also known as M, was a series of Japanese solid-fuelled carrier rockets, which were launched from Uchinoura between 1966 and 2006. Originally developed by Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Mu rockets were later operated by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency following ISAS becoming part of it.
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Mission Profile
Asuka was a Mu-3S-II mission operated by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science that lifted off from Mu Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on February 20, 1993. The flight carried its payload on a astrophysics mission to Low Earth Orbit. The launch was a success.