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Final Astro-E2 Photo of the day

Astro-E2 is now Suzaku, and safely in orbit, so this series documenting its launch is now complete. Additional photos will eventually be posted in the other galleries on this page.

July 11: As good as it gets!

Previous photos of the day appear in the image collections to the right.

XRS-2 Photos

Low-Temperature Top Off and Launch (July 2005)
The M-V-6 rocket and launcher (July 2005)
Launch preparations (June-July 2005)
Arrival at Uchinoura Space Center (May 2005)
2004-2005 at ISAS (2004, 2005)
Building the XRS Insert (2003-2004)

Photos from XRS-1

ASTRO-E Launch (February 10, 2000)
Closing Up Before Launch (February 7, 2000)
The M-V Launcher (February 5, 2000)
Preparing for Launch (February 2, 2000)
Moving to the Launch Tower (January 31, 2000)
Test and Assembly At the Launch Site (January 25, 2000)
Final Integration and Testing (December, 2000)
Calibration at Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Summer 1999)
Flight Dewar and detectors (February 1999)
Assembly of Helium Insert (January 1999)
XRS Calibration (December 1998)
People (No specific date)

Photo credits: Rich Kelley, Gary Sneiderman, Juli Lander, Scott Porter, Kevin Boyce, Oscar Gonzalez, Damian Audley, Ryuichi Fujimoto.

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