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IUE

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Science ExplorationGEOCOSPAR 1978-012ALaunched 1/26/1978

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: IUE Mission
Launch Vehicle: Delta 2914
Launch Date: 1/26/1978
Last Contact: 9/30/1996

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,789.5 km
Inclination: 28.59 deg
Dry Mass: 407 kg
Total Mass: 671 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Science Exploration
Payload Category: AST
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Manufacturer: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1978-012A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/007