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FUSE
Delta II · Astrophysics
1999Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral
Mission
FUSE (Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer) represented the next generation, high-orbit, ultraviolet space observatory covering the wavelength range of 90.5-119.5 nm. The primary objective of FUSE was to use high-resolution spectroscopy at far ultraviolet wavelengths to study the origin and evolution of the lightest elements (hydrogen and deuterium) created shortly after the Big Bang, and the forces and processes involved in the evolution of galaxies, stars and planetary systems.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- USAF
- Rocket
- Delta II
- Orbit
- LEO
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 17A
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2