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 IUE ⓘ
collaboratingAgency European Space Agency ⓘ
NASA ⓘ
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 ⓘ
VILSPA ⓘ
linked to: Coslada

Villafranca Satellite Tracking Station ⓘ
launchCountry United States ⓘ
launchDate 1978-01-26 ⓘ
launchSite Cape Canaveral ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 telescope ⓘ
wavelengthRange 115–320 nanometres ⓘ

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Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes → dataSource → International Ultraviolet Explorer ⓘ
MAST → supportsMission → IUE ⓘ
linked to: International Ultraviolet Explorer
International Ultraviolet Explorer → abbreviation → IUE ⓘ
linked to: International Ultraviolet Explorer
Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer → relatedTo → International Ultraviolet Explorer ⓘ
NASA Explorer Program → notableMission → International Ultraviolet Explorer ⓘ
NASA astrophysics observatories → includes → International Ultraviolet Explorer (U.S. share) ⓘ
linked to: International Ultraviolet Explorer
Delta 2914 → notablePayload → International Ultraviolet Explorer ⓘ
ESA IUE Newly Extracted Spectra archive → acronymIncludes → IUE ⓘ
linked to: International Ultraviolet Explorer
ESA IUE Newly Extracted Spectra archive → dataOriginatesFrom → International Ultraviolet Explorer mission ⓘ
linked to: International Ultraviolet Explorer
ESA IUE Newly Extracted Spectra archive → associatedWithMission → International Ultraviolet Explorer ⓘ
ESA IUE Newly Extracted Spectra archive → missionAcronym → IUE ⓘ
linked to: International Ultraviolet Explorer
ESA IUE Newly Extracted Spectra archive → usesInstrument → International Ultraviolet Explorer spectrographs ⓘ
linked to: International Ultraviolet Explorer
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory program → followedBy → International Ultraviolet Explorer ⓘ