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AKATSUKI
Launch Details
| Launched | 19 May 2010 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Status | Operational |
| Launch site | Tanegashima Space Center, Japan |
| Owner | Japan |
| NORAD ID | 36576 |
| COSPAR ID | 2010-020D |
| Alternative names |
PLANET-C |
| Observing |
Timeline
| 2010 May 20 | – | Launch from Tanegashima YLP-1 |
| 2010 Dec 6 | – | Unsuccessful attempt to insert spacecraft into orbit around Venus |
| 2015 Mar 26 | – | Thruster burn to lower orbit from 13-day period to 9-day period |
| 2015 Dec 7 | – | Successful insertion into orbit around Venus, using secondary thrusters |
| 2016 Dec 9 | – | Infrared 1um and 2um cameras failed |