kids encyclopedia robot

Denpa (satellite) facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

Denpa (電波, denpa, literally, "electromagnetic wave") is the name of a Japanese artificial satellite which was put into orbit. Denpa was a radiation experiments satellite (REXS).

The launch was a project of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of the University of Tokyo.

The satellite was sent into orbit on February 19, 1972.

  • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Denpa (REXS) mission profile
kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Denpa (satellite) Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.