Infrared Astronomical Satellite

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astronomical satellite infrared observatory space telescope

The Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) was a pioneering space telescope launched in 1983 that conducted the first-ever all-sky survey at infrared wavelengths, dramatically expanding knowledge of stars, galaxies, and cosmic dust.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Infrared Astronomical Satellite canonical 4
IRAS 2
Infrared Astronomical Satellite mission 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical satellite ⓘ
infrared observatory ⓘ
space telescope ⓘ
abbreviation Infrared Astronomical Satellite self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: IRAS
catalogued hundreds of thousands of infrared sources ⓘ
coolant liquid helium ⓘ
coolingMethod cryogenic ⓘ
countryOfOperator Netherlands ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dataProduct IRAS Faint Source Catalog ⓘ
IRAS Point Source Catalog ⓘ
deactivationReason cryogen depletion ⓘ
discovered infrared cirrus ⓘ
infrared galaxies ⓘ
many new asteroids ⓘ
numerous young stellar objects ⓘ
ultraluminous infrared galaxies ⓘ
fieldOfStudy cosmology ⓘ
galactic astronomy ⓘ
infrared astronomy ⓘ
interstellar medium ⓘ
hasOnboardInstrument infrared photometer ⓘ
infrared spectrometer ⓘ
influenced Infrared Space Observatory ⓘ
Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ
Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer ⓘ
launchCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
launchDate 1983-01-25 ⓘ
launchSite Vandenberg Space Force Base ⓘ
surface form: Vandenberg Air Force Base
launchVehicle Delta 3910 ⓘ
launchYear 1983 ⓘ
missionType all-sky survey ⓘ
infrared astronomy ⓘ
notableFor first space telescope to perform all-sky infrared survey ⓘ
observingMode survey mode ⓘ
operatedBy NASA ⓘ
Netherlands Agency for Aerospace Programmes ⓘ
Science and Engineering Research Council ⓘ
operationalPeriod 1983 ⓘ
orbitType low Earth orbit ⓘ
primaryObjective conduct first all-sky survey at infrared wavelengths ⓘ
significantContribution dramatically expanded knowledge of cosmic dust ⓘ
dramatically expanded knowledge of galaxies in infrared ⓘ
dramatically expanded knowledge of stars in infrared ⓘ
status mission completed ⓘ
surveyType all-sky survey ⓘ
telescopeAperture 57 centimeters ⓘ
wavelengthRange infrared ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive → missionArchiveFor → Infrared Astronomical Satellite ⓘ
IPAC → supportedMission → Infrared Astronomical Satellite ⓘ
Infrared Astronomical Satellite → abbreviation → Infrared Astronomical Satellite self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: IRAS
Akari (infrared satellite) → predecessor → Infrared Astronomical Satellite ⓘ
subject surface form: Akari
this entity surface form: IRAS
IRAS Point Source Catalog → partOf → Infrared Astronomical Satellite ⓘ
this entity surface form: Infrared Astronomical Satellite mission
IRAS Point Source Catalog → compiledBy → Infrared Astronomical Satellite ⓘ
IRAS Point Source Catalog → observatory → Infrared Astronomical Satellite ⓘ