Hinotori (ひのとり) is the name of the a Japanese artificial satellite which was put into orbit.

The launch was a project of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of the University of Tokyo.

The satellite was sent into orbit on February 21, 1981.^[1]

• Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Hinotori (ASTRO-A) mission profile Archived 2014-12-23 at the Wayback Machine

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