TENMA, which means "pegasus" in Japanese, is the second Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite. TENMA, formerly known as ASTRO-B, was launched by the M-3S-3 rocket on February 20, 1983, at Kagoshima Space Center (KSC). It had observed the X-ray sources from space, including X-ray stars, X-ray galaxies, gamma-ray bursts, and soft X-ray nebulae until it rentered the earth's atmosphere on January 19, 1989.

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TENMA Pictures

• Launch of Tenma by the M-3S-3 rocket
• Tenma installed on the third motor
• The detectors on board Tenma: SPC-A, RBM, and GBD
• Function test of the detectors
• Measurement of the magnetic moment of Tenma
• Mesurement of the moment of inertia. Inside the hood was filled with Helium.

TENMA Bibliography

• TENMA Bibliography 1983 Feb. - 1987 Feb. (pdf file)