1 1. Introduction. The IUE spacecraft was launched in January 1978 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was the first astronomical satellite to have been placed into a geosynchronous orbit; and, also, the first scientific s - Space Florida - Document - PDFSEARCH.IO

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	1 1. Introduction. The IUE spacecraft was launched in January 1978 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was the first astronomical satellite to have been placed into a geosynchronous orbit; and, also, the first scientific s Add to Reading List Document Date: 2000-12-05 06:33:19 Open Document File Size: 12,42 KB Share Result on Facebook City Cape Canaveral / / Country United States / / Facility European control center Villafranca Satellite Tracking Station / Wallops Flight Facility / IUE Operations Control Center / / IndustryTerm satellite orbit operations / scientific satellite / astronomical satellite / gas streams / binary systems / degradable hardware / on-ground systems / scientific data processing / / Organization IUE Operations Control Center / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / European Space Agency / Scientific Operations Center / United Kingdom Science Research Council / Goddard Space Flight Center / / ProvinceOrState Florida / / Technology spectroscopy / ESA / / SocialTag Space technology European Space Agency International Ultraviolet Explorer Goddard Space Flight Center European Southern Observatory Satellite Ronald A. Parise Spaceflight Spacecraft Space telescopes

1 1. Introduction. The IUE spacecraft was launched in January 1978 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was the first astronomical satellite to have been placed into a geosynchronous orbit; and, also, the first scientific sAdd to Reading List