Space Interferometry Mission (SIM)

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4765. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Space Missions, Astrophysical Missions

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Proposed NASA astrometry mission and the first to use optical interferometry. Launch is planned for June 2005. The spacecraft will drift away from the Earth at approximately 0.1 AU per year, reaching a maximum communication distance of about 95 million km after five years. In this orbit, it will receive continuous solar illumination. It will carry a science interferometer and two guide interferom...

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