The Cosmic Radiation Satellite (CORSA, also CORSA-A) was a Japanese
space telescope. It was supposed to be Japan's first X-ray astronomy satellite but was lost due to failure of its
Mu-3
The Mu, also known as M, was a series of Japanese solid-fueled carrier rockets, which were launched from Uchinoura between 1966 and 2006. Originally developed by Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Mu rockets were later operated ...
launch vehicle
A launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a rocket designed to carry a payload (spacecraft or satellites) from the Earth's surface to outer space. Most launch vehicles operate from a launch pad, launch pads, supported by a missile launch contro ...
on 4 Feb 1976. A replacement satellite
Hakucho (CORSA-b) was later launched.
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Space telescopes