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[mato]

Sorry.Please move the original thread.

What's Up With Hayabusa? (fka Muses-c)

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Here's a question! What is a role of this camera standing at the center of the command room?
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Signing a Memorandum of Understanding for Loading
JAXA Space Environment Measurement Equipment
on the Jason-2 Satellite of CNES

June 5, 2006 (JST)

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) concluded a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with the French Space Agency (CNES, Centre
National d'Etudes Spatiales) for loading JAXA space environment
measurement equipment on the Jason-2 satellite of the CNES.

The signing ceremony took place in Kanazawa, where the 25th
International Symposium of Space Technology and Science (ISTS)
is being held. JAXA President Keiji Tachikawa and CNES President
Yannick D'escatha were at the ceremony starting from 2:30 p.m.,
Japan Standard Time, today.

The main items agreed to are as follows:

1. JAXA is in charge of developing a Light Particle Telescope (LPT),
space environment equipment, and handing it over to CNES at the end
of Nov. 2006, and processing the data.

2. CNES is in charge of developing the Jason-2 satellite and other
onboard equipment for CNES mission, and operating the satellite.

3. The launch of the Jason-2 is scheduled to be performed by the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in mid 2008.

Reference 1: Jason-2

http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/06/20060605_...n-2_e.html#at01

Reference 2: JAXA space environment measurement equipment

http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/06/20060605_...n-2_e.html#at02

Related information (background):

Report of the Space Activities Commission (SAC) on Oct. 12, 2005

"Loading JAXA environment measurement equipment on
the CNES/Jason-2 satellite" (Japanese only)

http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2005/10/20051012_sac_jason-2_j.html


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