FUSE
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FUSE (Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer) was a NASA space telescope mission dedicated to high-resolution spectroscopy in the far-ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum, used to study interstellar and intergalactic matter, stellar atmospheres, and the interstellar medium.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FUSE canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA space mission
ⓘ
space telescope ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FUSE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataArchive | Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decommissionDate | 2007-10-18 ⓘ |
| detectorType | microchannel plate detectors ⓘ |
| focalLength | 2245 mm ⓘ |
| fullName | Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingAgency | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inclination | 25.0 degrees ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1999-06-24 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Space Launch Complex 17A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Delta II 7320-10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | ~1300 kg ⓘ |
| mirrorType | off-axis parabolic mirrors ⓘ |
| missionEnd | 2007-10-18 ⓘ |
| missionStart | 1999-06-24 ⓘ |
| missionType | astrophysics observatory ⓘ |
| notableResult |
constraints on the baryonic content of the low-redshift universe
ⓘ
measurements of deuterium-to-hydrogen ratio in the interstellar medium ⓘ studies of O VI absorption tracing hot gas ⓘ |
| numberOfTelescopes | 4 ⓘ |
| observatoryLocation | space ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | ~99 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| power | ~750 W ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter | 35 cm ⓘ |
| primaryScienceGoal | high-resolution spectroscopy in the far-ultraviolet ⓘ |
| program | NASA Origins program ⓘ |
| scienceOperationsCenter | Johns Hopkins University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spectralResolution | R≈20,000 ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| studies |
active galactic nuclei
ⓘ
hot gas in the Galactic halo ⓘ intergalactic medium ⓘ interstellar gas ⓘ interstellar medium ⓘ molecular hydrogen in space ⓘ stellar atmospheres ⓘ white dwarfs ⓘ |
| successorInWavelengthCoverage | Hubble Space Telescope Cosmic Origins Spectrograph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| telescopeType | Rowland-circle spectrograph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | 90.5–119.5 nanometres ⓘ |
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