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Other Designations: Infrared Space Observatory. Class: Astronomy. Type: Infrared. Destination: High Earth Orbit. Nation: Europe. Agency: ESA.

Infrared astrophysics.

Typical orbit: 1110 km x 70504 km at 5 degrees inclination. Mass: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb).

ISO Chronology

1995 November 17 - ISO - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ELA2. Launch Vehicle: Ariane. Mass: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). Perigee: 1,110 km (680 mi). Apogee: 70,504 km (43,809 mi). Inclination: 5.10 deg. Period: 1,417.80 min.
Infrared Space Observatory; IR astrophysics. As of 6 September 2001 located at 168.62 deg E drifting at 5.004 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 6 located at 167.18W drifting at 5.668E degrees per day.

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.

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