Suzaku was an X-ray observatory in a 96 minute orbit around earth.
Suzaku was launched on July 10, 2005. Before its launch it was known as ASTRO-E2. And it was the second launch mission of ASTRO-E observatory which was lost on 10th Feb, 2000 due to rocket failure which crashed into ocean with its payload.
The instruments on board Suzaku are-
1. X-ray Telescope (XRT)
2. X-ray Spectrometer (XRS)
3. X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (XIS)
4. Hard X-ray Detector (HXD)
Suzaku detected chromium and manganese elements in the intergalactic space - the space between galaxies of Perseus Cluster. The gas in cluster was very hot thus emitting X-rays. Suzaku's instruments detected these X-rays and split them into its component wavelengths. As every element has a different spectrum, the two atoms were identified.
This video describes more details about the discovery-
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Suzaku was launched on July 10, 2005. Before its launch it was known as ASTRO-E2. And it was the second launch mission of ASTRO-E observatory which was lost on 10th Feb, 2000 due to rocket failure which crashed into ocean with its payload.
The instruments on board Suzaku are-
1. X-ray Telescope (XRT)
2. X-ray Spectrometer (XRS)
3. X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (XIS)
4. Hard X-ray Detector (HXD)
Suzaku detected chromium and manganese elements in the intergalactic space - the space between galaxies of Perseus Cluster. The gas in cluster was very hot thus emitting X-rays. Suzaku's instruments detected these X-rays and split them into its component wavelengths. As every element has a different spectrum, the two atoms were identified.
This video describes more details about the discovery-
The mission was deactivated on 2nd September, 2015.
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