International Ultraviolet Explorer

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The International Ultraviolet Explorer was a space telescope launched in 1978 that provided pioneering ultraviolet observations of astronomical objects for nearly two decades.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory
space telescope
abbreviation International Ultraviolet Explorer self-linksurface differs
surface form: IUE
collaboratingAgency European Space Agency
NASA
Science and Engineering Research Council
surface form: United Kingdom Science and Engineering Research Council
cosparId 1978-012A
dataArchiveLocation ESA IUE Newly Extracted Spectra archive
Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes
deactivationDate 1996-09-30
endOfOperationsYear 1996
followedBy Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
Hubble Space Telescope
groundStation Goddard Space Flight Center
Coslada
surface form: VILSPA

Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex
surface form: Villafranca Satellite Tracking Station
launchCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
launchDate 1978-01-26
launchSite Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
surface form: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
launchVehicle Delta 2914
launchYear 1978
missionDuration about 18 years
missionEndReason end of funding and aging hardware
notableContribution calibration reference for later ultraviolet missions
detailed ultraviolet spectra of active galactic nuclei
pioneering long-term ultraviolet monitoring of variable stars
ultraviolet observations of supernovae
ultraviolet studies of stellar winds
nssdcId 1978-012A
observedObjectType comets
galaxies
interstellar medium
planetary atmospheres
quasars
stars
operator European Space Agency
NASA
Science and Engineering Research Council
surface form: UK Science and Engineering Research Council
orbitInclination 28.6 degrees
orbitType geosynchronous orbit
precededBy Orbiting Astronomical Observatory program
primaryMirrorDiameter 0.45 metres
45 centimeters
primaryScienceGoal ultraviolet spectroscopy of astronomical objects
scientificDiscipline astrophysics
ultraviolet astronomy
spectralBand ultraviolet
telescopeType Ritchey–Chrétien reflector
surface form: Ritchey–Chrétien telescope
wavelengthRange 115–320 nanometres

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Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes dataSource International Ultraviolet Explorer
MAST supportsMission International Ultraviolet Explorer
this entity surface form: IUE
International Ultraviolet Explorer abbreviation International Ultraviolet Explorer self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: IUE
Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer relatedTo International Ultraviolet Explorer
NASA Explorer Program notableMission International Ultraviolet Explorer
NASA astrophysics observatories includes International Ultraviolet Explorer
this entity surface form: International Ultraviolet Explorer (U.S. share)