Hinode (former Solar-B) launched

Hinode (former Solar-B), was launched on Saturday 23 September 2006 at 00:36 CEST, from the Uchinoura Space Centre in Japan on board a M-V launch vehicle.

The mission , led by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), sees the international participation of the United States (NASA), the United Kingdom (PPARC), and the European Space Agency (ESA) in a coordinated endeavour with Norway.