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Hitomi

Spacecraft
Hitomi, also known as ASTRO-H and New X-ray Telescope, was an X-ray astronomy satellite commissioned by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for studying extremely energetic processes in the Universe. Wikipedia
Launch date: February 17, 2016
Cost: 273 million USD (2016)
Orbit height: 357 mi
COSPAR ID: 2016-012A
Destroyed: 26 March 2016, ≈01:42 UTC
Dimensions: Length: 14 m (46 ft)
Launch mass: 2,700 kg (6,000 lb)