This Hitomi illustration shows the space telescope in shades of blue. The main body of the spacecraft is a long octagon with a cylindrical object on the front end. The cylinder has several smaller cylinders extending from it. On the back end of the satellite extends a long pole that ends in an octagonal panel. Solar panels extend to either side of the main body.
Credit: NASA
Published: December 20, 2022

An illustration of JAXA's Hitomi spacecraft. The colors depicted in this illustration are for artistic purposes only.

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