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Other Designations: InfraRed Astronomical Satellite. Class: Astronomy. Type: Infrared. Destination: Sun Synchronous Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, United Kingdom, Netherlands.

All-sky survey of astronomical IR bodies.

Typical orbit: 884 km x 903 km at 99 degrees inclination. Mass: 1,073 kg (2,365 lb). Associated Launch Vehicle: Delta 3000.

IRAS Chronology

1983 January 26 - IRAS - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Mass: 1,073 kg (2,365 lb). Perigee: 885 km (549 mi). Apogee: 903 km (561 mi). Inclination: 99.00 deg. Period: 102.90 min.
All-sky survey of astronomical IR bodies. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).

1983 January 26 - PIX 2 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Perigee: 856 km (532 mi). Apogee: 887 km (551 mi). Inclination: 100.03 deg. Period: 102.30 min.

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.
McDowell, Jonathan, Launch Log, October 1998. Web Address when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~jcm/space/log/launch.html.

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