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ASTRO-H (also known as NeXT for New X-ray Telescope) is a planned X-ray astronomy satellite under development by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). It is expected to be launched in 2014 into the 550 km height orbit around earth. Launch vehicle will be the H-IIA.

With a planned weight of 2.4 t, ASTRO-H will be the heaviest Japanese astronomy mission so far. When its telescope is extended in orbit, the satellite will be 14 meters in length.

The observatory is designed to extend the research conducted by Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics (ASCA) by investigating the hard X-ray band above 10 keV.^[1] NASA is participating with this project by committing the High-Resolution Soft X-Ray Spectrometer (SXS).^[2] SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON) will build the filter-wheel and calibration source for the spectrometer.^[3] This calibration source corrects for instabilities in the spectrometer.

Instruments

Hard X-ray Telescope (HXT)
Soft X-ray Telescope (SXT-S, SXT-I)
Hard X-ray Imager (HXI)
Soft X-ray Spectrometer (SXS)
Soft X-ray Imager (SXI)
Soft Gamma-ray Detector (SGD)

References

^ High Energy Astrophysics (2008). "The New X-ray Telescope". ISAS. http://www.astro.isas.jaxa.jp/future/NeXT/. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
^ NASA (2008). "NASA Selects Explorer Mission of Opportunity Investigations". NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/jun/HQ_C08040_SMEX_selections.html. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
^ SRON (2010). "SRON - ASTRO-H". http://www.sron.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2622&Itemid=2312. Retrieved March 31, 2010.

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Japanese space program

Organizations

JAXA
- former ISAS
- NAL
- NASDA
USEF
NICT

Weather observation

Completed	Himawari (1 2 3 4 5)

In operation	Himawari 6

In orbit	Himawari 7

Planned	Himawari 8 Himawari 9

Earth observation

Completed	Kyokko Jikiken Denpa Ohozora Ume 1 b Fuyo-1 Momo 1 1b Midori I II Daichi 1

In operation	Akebono Ibuki GEOTAIL¹ Aqua¹⁷ TRMM¹ Shizuku

Planned	GCOM-C1 GPM¹ EarthCARE² Daichi 2 3 ASNARO

Communications,
broadcasting and
positioning

Completed	Sakura (1 2a 2b 3a 3b) Yuri 1 2a 2b 3a 3b BS 2X 3H 3N Kakehashi Superbird A A1 B1 A2 JCSAT 1 2 3 R N-STAR a b Kirari MBSat

In operation	Kodama Kizuna Superbird C B2 D C2 B-SAT 1a 1b 2a 2c 3a 3b JCSAT 1B 4A 110 2A 5A 3A RA 85 12 110R 13 N-STAR (c) QZSS Michibiki

Planned	QZSS QZS-2 QZS-3 B-SAT 3c

Engineering tests

Completed	Ohsumi Shinsei Kiku 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tansei 1 2 3 4 Myojo Ryusei Orizuru Jindai EXPRESS SFU DASH USERS SERVIS-1 SERVIS-2 Ayame 1 2 LRE Tsubasa LDREX 1 2 Micro LabSat-1 SDS-1

In operation	Ajisai Kiku-8 Reimei SDS-4

Planned	PETSAT

Cancelled	SmartSat-1

Private miniaturized satellites

Completed	Fuji 1 8 2 Kanta-kun (WEOS) HIT-SAT CUTE 1.7+APD Maido-1 Kūkai Kagayaki Negai* Waseda-SAT2 Hayato

In operation	Fuji-3 CUTE 1 1.7+APDII XI IV V SEEDS Raijin Kiseki Hitomi Horyu 2

Planned	WNI satellite SPROUT PROITERES TSUBAME QSAT-EOS SOMESAT RAIKO FITSAT1 WE WISH

Astronomical observation

Completed	Hinotori Tenma Ginga ASCA HALCA Yohkoh Taiyo Hakucho Akari

In operation	Suzaku (Astro-EII) Hinode

Planned	Astro-H SPICA SPRINT-A SOLAR-C Nano-JASMINE ERG SOLAR-D

Cancelled	Astro-G

Unmanned lunar and
planetary exploration

Completed	Hayabusa Hiten Kaguya (SELENE) Sakigake Suisei

In operation	Akatsuki IKAROS

Failed	Nozomi Shin'en

Planned	BepiColombo² Hayabusa 2 SELENE-2 Hayabusa Mk2 Jupiter and Trojan asteroid exploration Jupiter Magnetospheric Orbiter MELOS 1 2

Cancelled	Lunar-A

Reconnaissance

Completed	IGS-Optical (Experimentally 3) IGS-Radar 1 2

In operation	IGS-Optical 1 2 3 4 IGS-Rader 3

Planned	IGS-Optical Experimentally 5 5 6 IGS-Rader 4 5 6

Human spaceflight

Completed	H-II Transfer Vehicle 1 2

In operation	International Space Station (ISS) & Kibo¹²³⁴⁵⁶

Planned	H-II Transfer Vehicle 3 4 5 6 7

Italics indicates projects in development.
Superscripts indicate joint development with¹NASA, ²ESA, ³ASI, ⁴CSA, ⁵RKA, ⁶AEB and ⁷INPE.

v t e Space observatories

Current	AGILE AMS-02 Chandra COROT Fermi GALEX Herschel Hinode (Solar-B) HiRISE Hubble IBEX INTEGRAL Kepler MOST Odin PAMELA Planck R/HESSI SDO SOHO Solar Monitoring Observatory Spektr-R Spitzer Suzaku (Astro-EII) Swift XMM-Newton

Planned	Astrosat (2012) NuSTAR (2012) Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) (2012) BRITE Constellation (2012+) GAIA (2013) Spectrum-X-Gamma (2013) SPRINT-A (2013) Nano-JASMINE Astro-G (2013+) Astro-H (2014) World Space Observatory (2015) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) (2018+) Euclid (2019)

Proposals	ATHENA ATLAST EChO EXCEDE LOFT Fresnel Imager FINESSE New Worlds Mission NGO PLATO SPICA Solar-C THEIA WFIRST

Completed	Akari (Astro-F) (2006-2011) ALEXIS (1993-2005) ATM (1973-1974) ASCA (Astro-D) (1993-2000) Astro-1 (BBXRT HUT) (1990) Astro-2 (HUT) (1995) Astron (1983-1989) ANS (1974-1976) ATM (1973-1974) BeppoSAX (1996-2003) CHIPSat (2003-2008) Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (1991-2000) Cos-B (1975-1982) COBE (1989-1993) EPOCh (2008) EPOXI (2010) EXOSAT (1983-1986) EUVE (1992-2001) FUSE (1999-2007) Kvant-1 (1987-2001) Kristall (1990-2001) Ginga (Astro-C) (1987-1991) Granat (1989-1998) Hakucho (1979-1985) HALCA (1997-2005) HEAO-1 (1977-1979) Hinotori (Astro-A) (1981-1991) HEAO-2 (Einstein Obs.) (1978-1982) HEAO-3 (1979-1981) HETE-2 (2000-2007?) Hipparcos (1989-1993) IUE (1978-1996) IRAS (1983) ISO (1996-1998) LEGRI (1997-2002) MSX (1996-1997) OAO-2 (1968-1973) OAO-3 (Copernicus) (1972-1981) Orion 1/2 (1971/1973) RELIKT-1 (1983-1984) ROSAT (1990-1999) Rossi X-ray (RXTE) (1995-2012) SAMPEX (1992-2004) SAS-B (1972-1973) SAS-C (1975-1979) Tenma (Astro-B) (1983-1985) Uhuru (1970-1973) WMAP (2001-2010) Yokoh (Solar-A) (1991-2001)

Lost	e.g. launch failures: OAO-1/OAO-B (1966/1970) ABRAXIS (1999) HETE (1996) WIRE (1999) ASTRO-E (2000)

Completed	hibernating after mission: SWAS (1998-2005) TRACE (1998-2010) WISE (2009-2011)

On hiatus	TAUVEX

Old plans	Constellation-X Darwin Destiny Eddington FAME IXO JDEM LISA SIM & SIMlite SNAP TESS TPF XEUS

See also	Great Observatories program List of space telescopes Sun spacecraft List of proposed space observatories

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