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Other Designations: International Ultraviolet Explorer. Class: Astronomy. Type: Ultraviolet. Destination: Geosynchronous Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA.

Typical orbit: 30285 km x 41296 km at 34 degrees inclination. Mass: 672 kg (1,481 lb). Associated Launch Vehicle: Delta 2000.

IUE Chronology

1978 January 26 - IUE 1 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Mass: 672 kg (1,481 lb). Perigee: 30,285 km (18,818 mi). Apogee: 41,296 km (25,660 mi). Inclination: 34.30 deg. Period: 1,436.30 min.
International Ultraviolet Explorer. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C). Positioned in geosynchronous orbit over the Atlantic Ocean at 30 deg W in-60 deg W in 1978-1996 As of 3 September 2001 located at 35.66 deg E drifting at 0.773 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 8 located at 14.14W drifting at 0.700W 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.
McDowell, Jonathan, Launch Log, October 1998. Web Address when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~jcm/space/log/launch.html.
NASA Report, Science Operations of the International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) Observatory, Web Address when accessed: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19970014284_1997021126.pdf.
NASA Report, International Ultraviolet Explorer Final Report, Web Address when accessed: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19970040874_1997088452.pdf.

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