****** date of launch ******

Yohkoh launched from Kagoshima Space Center, Japan, on...
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30-Aug-1991 02:30:00 (UT),
30-Aug-1991 11:30:00 (JST).
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FYI, the mission period planned initially was just one year!

****** period of scientific operation (of SXT) ******

The first SXT image was taken on ...
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03-Sep_1991 01:05:38 (UT).
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The last solar image was taken on ...
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14-Dec-2001 21:00:09 (UT).
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****** date of Reentry ******

Yohkoh reentered the atomosphere and burned out on ...
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12-Sep-2005 09:16:00 (UT),
12-Sep-2005 18:16:00 (JST).
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The approximate point of reentry was at ...
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Latitude  24 degrees North, 
Longitude 85 degrees East.
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