ASTRO-EII launch window is set between June 26 and August 2

ISAS(Institute of Space and Astronautical Science) will launch its 5th X-ray astronomy satellite "ASTRO-EII" in a window from June 26 to August 2. The ASTRO-EII will research into the riddle of the evolution of galaxies and blackholes with highly sensitive X-ray telescopes. It will be launched by M-V-6 launch vehicle from Uchinoura Space Center In Kagoshima Prefecture.

May 19, 2005