Akebono satellite data receiving at Syowa Station

Akebono is a Japanese scientific satellite, launched in February, 1989 to study auroral phenomena. One of the main purpose of the multi-purpose antenna system which was constructed at Syowa Station in January, 1989 by JARE-30 was to receive the data from Akebono satellite. The first signal from Akebono was received by the big (11 m diameter) parabolic antenna system, and a lot of important data had been received by this system, because Syowa was the only receiving station in the southern hemisphere. Receiving, recording, and processing instruments were set in the satellite data receiving building. Received data were recorded on computer tape and editted for the database at Institute of Space and Astronautical Science afterward. Akebono satellite data receiving at Syowa Station ended in 2003 due to maintenace reason.

曙号（Akebono）是日本科学卫星，于1989年2月发射升空，旨在开展极光现象相关研究。由第30次日本南极考察队（JARE-30）于1989年1月在昭和基地（Syowa Station）搭建的多用途天线系统，其主要任务之一便是接收曙号卫星的下行数据。该系统搭载的直径11米大口径抛物面天线率先接收到曙号卫星的信号，且由于昭和基地是南半球唯一的该类接收站，该系统后续获取了大量关键科学数据。卫星数据接收楼内部署了接收、记录与处理专用仪器，所获数据先录制至计算机磁带，随后交由宇宙航空科学研究所（Institute of Space and Astronautical Science）进行数据库的编辑与入库工作。昭和基地的曙号卫星数据接收业务于2003年因维护需求终止。