IRAS

government rocket

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Payloads

2 Assets

Assets deployed on this mission

Launch Details

Launch Date

1/26/1983

Launch Site

V SLC2W

Launch Vehicle

Delta 3910 (Thor Family)

Mission Stats

Orbit: N/A
Operator: Unknown
Price (Est): Secret
Payload Count: 2

Entity Mentions

All verified mentions of this entity in source documents

Two defunct satellites, the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) and GGSE 4, had a predicted conjunction at 6:39 p.m. Eastern on 2020-01-29.

Mentioned as: IRASSourceJan 31, 2020

LeoLabs identified a potential conjunction between the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) and the Gravity Gradient Stabilization Experiment (GGSE) 4 satellite on 2025-01-27.

Mentioned as: IRASSourceJan 29, 2020

Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) was the first infrared telescope ever launched into Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: IRASSourceJan 2, 2024