MISSION :-SAKIGAKE SPACE MISSION [JAPAN]

 MISSION:-SAKIGAKE [JAPAN]

MISSION-SAIKIGAKE 

COUNTRY/AGENCY :-JAPAN 

LAUNCH DATE -JANUARY 7,1985 

ENCOUNTER DATE -MARCH11,1986

COMETS EXPLORED- COMET HALLEY 

ENCOUNTER  CHARACTERSTICS:-

FIRST JAPANEASE DEEP SPACE PROBE SAIGAKE FOUND THAT SOLAR WIND WAS AFFECTED BY THE PRESENCE OF COMET HALLEY .IT RETURNED ULTRA VOILET IMAGE AND MEASUREMENT OF ITS INTERCATION WITH THE SOLAR WIND.