- ... active2.1
- One of the original
31 imaging array pixels (pixel 3) is inoperable as of March 2004.
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- ...
satellites2.2
- Unlike ASCA, NASA DSN stations will not be used,
since a 4 Mbps down-link is not possible at DSN stations.
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- ...
rigidity3.1
- Astro-E2 will be protected from solar and cosmic-ray
particles by the geomagnetic field; cut-off rigidity is an indicator
of the minimum momentum required for a particle to reach a specific
location, given the average geomagnetic field configuration.
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- ... detectors6.1
- Originally 31 pixels were
available for imaging. During testing in March 2004, the JFET for the
calibration pixel failed and the JFET from pixel 3 in the imaging array
was used to replace it.
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