ISO Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
17 Nov 1995, 1:20am
UTC
Location
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
ISO
Mission Type
Astrophysics
Destination
Elliptical Orbit
SO (Infrared Space Observatory) was a infrared space telescope designed and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), in cooperation with ISAS and NASA. ISO was designed to study infrared light at wavelengths of 2.5 to 240 micrometers to provide detailed infrared properties of selected Galactic and extragalactic sources.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:58pm UTC
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