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Shinsei, the first Japanese scientific satellite, which was active from 1971 to 1973. It observed solar radio waves, cosmic rays, and ionospheric plasma.

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Shinsei, the first Japanese scientific satellite, which was active from 1971 to 1973. It observed solar radio waves, cosmic rays, and ionospheric plasma.

Shinsei, the first Japanese scientific satellite, which was active from 1971 to 1973....

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