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ISO

Ariane 44P · Astrophysics

1995Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre

Mission

SO (Infrared Space Observatory) was a infrared space telescope designed and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), in cooperation with ISAS and NASA. ISO was designed to study infrared light at wavelengths of 2.5 to 240 micrometers to provide detailed infrared properties of selected Galactic and extragalactic sources.

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Mission Facts

Provider
Arianespace
Rocket
Ariane 44P
Orbit
Elliptical
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2
NET precision
Year
Data source
LL2
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