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Japan's Akatsuki Venus Orbiter Completes Its Mission

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) conducted the termination procedure for the Venus Climate Orbiter “Akatsuki” (PLANET-C) starting at 9:00 AM on September 18, 2025 (JST), thereby ending the probe's operations.

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Japan's Akatsuki Venus Orbiter Completes its Mission

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Japan's space agency officially ends decade-plus mission that carried Hatsune Miku into space one year after losing probe somewhere above Venus

JAXA's Akatsuki Venus orbiter has officially been shut down well over a decade after launch.

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The Japanese Probe that Took Hatsune Miku Into Space Ends His Mission

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced on September 18 the completion of operations of the Akatsuki probe, also known as Venus Climate Orbiter. The ship, launched in 2010, is remembered not only for its scientific contribution to the...

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Venus Climate Orbiter Akatsuki’s Mission Has Ended

Japan’s Venus Climate Orbiter Akatsuki was launched on May 21, 2010, and started its active mission in 2015 after an initial orbital insertion failure. Since that time, Akatsuki has continuou…

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Venus: Japanese Probe Akatsuki Turned Off

Two towers of the Sun of patience, then a last silence. Akatsuki stops after fifteen years, leaving Venus without a robotic look for the first time in years.

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