Tanegashima Space Center

MHI Contributes to Successful Acquisition of First Observation Images by JAXA's "XRISM" X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission Satellite

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Friday, February 9, 2024
MHI, Acquisition, Moon, XRISM, CCD, Galaxy, SLIM, JAXA, Tanegashima Space Center, Plasma, Xtend, Medical imaging

MHI technology supported the data acquisition of the distribution and chemical composition of high-temperature plasma weaving through the galaxies by the XRISM satellite's onboard soft X-ray imager (Xtend) and soft X-ray spectrometer (Resolve).

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  • MHI technology supported the data acquisition of the distribution and chemical composition of high-temperature plasma weaving through the galaxies by the XRISM satellite's onboard soft X-ray imager (Xtend) and soft X-ray spectrometer (Resolve).
  • XRISM's mission is to document, in unprecedented detail, the formation of stars, galaxies and galaxy clusters.
  • MHI, which serves as manufacturer of the mission instruments, is responsible for designing and manufacturing Xtend's X-ray charge coupled devices (CCD) (Note2) detector and the data processors for Xtend and Resolve.
  • The mission data processors employed on both Xtend and Resolve are "SOI-SOC2" satellite-mounted microprocessor units (MPUs) jointly developed by JAXA and MHI.

Japan’s First Moon Lander Touches Down with Renesas’ Rad-Hard ICs on Board

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Monday, January 22, 2024
Semiconductor, Technology, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Other Science, Research, Science, Standard time, TT&C, Renesas Electronics, Temperature, Multimedia, JAXA, Intersil, Sea, Tanegashima Space Center, SMD, Environment, Radiation, IIA, SLIM, Telemetry, System, MIL-STD-883, ICS, Spacecraft, Planet, Communications satellite

The Moon landing represents a significant milestone for Japan, as it becomes only the fifth country to successfully touch down and operate a lunar lander, after Russia, the United States, China and India.

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  • The Moon landing represents a significant milestone for Japan, as it becomes only the fifth country to successfully touch down and operate a lunar lander, after Russia, the United States, China and India.
  • JAXA is currently investigating the specifics of its pinpoint landing and plans to release further information in the coming weeks.
  • The spacecraft is engineered to achieve exceptional landing precision, due to a vision-based object detection system and its lightweight, compact design.
  • This five-months-long mission is intended to help the scientific community learn about the origin of the Moon.

MHI Ships the Core of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle (H-IIA No.42) from Nagoya Aerspace Systems Works Tobishima Plant

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Monday, June 8, 2020
Companies, Economy of Japan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Science and technology in Japan, Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, H-IIA, Aichi Prefecture

Nagoya, Japan, June 8, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) shipped the core of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle (H-IIA No.

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  • Nagoya, Japan, June 8, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) shipped the core of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle (H-IIA No.
  • 42) from the Tobishima Plant of the Nagoya Aerospace Systems Works in Aichi Prefecture to the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture.
  • The Tobishima Plant with its highest quality has been contributing to the world top class successful launch rate tracing back since the first shipment of the vehicle's test flight.
  • MHI Group employs 80,000 people across 400 locations, operating in three business domains: "Power Systems," "Industry & Infrastructure," "Aircraft, Defense & Space."