Images

Photographs of ASTRO-E and its Instruments

(Pre-2000 photos from the original mission)

The XRS Instrument on ASTRO-E
The XRS insert being placed inside the Dewar.	The XRS insert is almost in place.	The XRS insert is mounted in the Dewar.	The X-ray Spectrometer (XRS)'s Dewar (used for cryogenic work)

The Other Instruments on ASTRO-E
View images of the body of the X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (XIS) flight model.	The X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (XIS) CCD.	The Hard X-ray Detector (HXD).	The X-Ray Telescope (XRT).

ASTRO-E Spacecraft Construction
Above is the construction of the ASTRO-E spacecraft engineering model (without its outer panels).	This is a view of the ASTRO-E flight model from above.	The ASTRO-E spacecraft in the high bay at ISAS in Japan.
Another view of the spacecraft.	The ASTRO-E spacecraft is almost completed!