FUSE Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
24 Jun 1999, 3:44pm
UTC
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
FUSE
Mission Type
Astrophysics
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
FUSE (Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer) represented the next generation, high-orbit, ultraviolet space observatory covering the wavelength range of 90.5-119.5 nm. The primary objective of FUSE was to use high-resolution spectroscopy at far ultraviolet wavelengths to study the origin and evolution of the lightest elements (hydrogen and deuterium) created shortly after the Big Bang, and the forces and processes involved in the evolution of galaxies, stars and planetary systems.
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