The Japanese satellite collapsed in space

the Joint center of space operations of Strategic command of United States of America reported that around flight of the Japanese Astro-H satellite five fragments of an unknown origin are recorded. Allegedly, the device could collapse in an orbit. The option of collision with space debris is not excluded also.

However in JAXA continue to hope that "Hitomi" ("pupil") – as they call the spacecraft – "is still live". Specialists of agency try to estimate now a condition of the satellite by means of land telescopes. Meanwhile the minister of science and Japan Hirosi Hase declared that "the situation with the device causes big concern" and demanded from JAXA to make careful investigation of the reasons of malfunctions, transfers information agency "ITAR-TASS". we Will remind

, the Astro-H satellite was started on February 17 this year from Tanegasim's spaceport. It is equipped with the powerful telescopes using both rigid, and soft x-ray radiation. The main of them weighs about 2,7 tons and reaches in length of 14 meters. On the satellite six sensors of various type which are capable to fix the waves proceeding from space ph. are also installed. Studying of the supermassive black holes representing a final stage of evolution of massive stars and possessing heavy-duty gravitation appeared the main task of the new device.

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