Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer
The EUVE spacecraft
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| Names | Explorer 67 |
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| Mission type | Ultraviolet astronomy |
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1992-031A |
| SATCAT no. | 21987 |
| Website | ssl |
| Mission duration | 9 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Multimission Modular Spacecraft |
| Manufacturer | Berkley University SSL |
| Dry mass | 3,275 kilograms (7,220 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | June 7, 1992, 16:40:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Delta 6920-X |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-17A |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | deactivated |
| Deactivated | 31 January 2001 |
| Decay date | 30 January 2002 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Eccentricity | 0.01152 |
| Perigee | 515 kilometers (320 mi) |
| Apogee | 527 kilometers (327 mi) |
| Inclination | 28.4 degrees |
| Period | 94.8 minutes |
| Epoch | 11 July 1992 |
| Main telescope | |
| Type | Wolter telescope |
| Wavelengths | Ultraviolet (7-76 nm) |
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The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) was a space telescope for ultraviolet astronomy, launched on June 7, 1992. With instruments for ultraviolet (UV) radiation between wavelengths of 7 and 76 nm, the EUVE was the first satellite mission especially for the short-wave ultraviolet range. The satellite compiled an all-sky survey of 801 astronomical targets before being decommissioned on January 31, 2001. It re-entered the atmosphere on January 30, 2002.
The goals of the mission included several different areas of observation using the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) range of frequencies:
NASA describe these:
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