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Class: Astronomy. Type: Infrared. Nation: Europe. Agency: ESA. Infrared Space Observatory; IR astrophysics.
SpecificationTotal Mass: 2,500 kg.
ISO Chronology
17 November 1995
ISO Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44P. Mass: 2,500 kg. Perigee: 1,110 km. Apogee: 70,504 km. Inclination: 5.1 deg. Infrared Space Observatory; IR astrophysics.
Bibliography:- 2 - McDowell, Jonathan, The United Nations Registry of Space Objects, Harvard University, 1997. HTML when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/QEDT/jcm/space/un/un.html
- 6 - JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. HTML when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html
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