EXOSAT - End of orbital operations

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Nov 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986esabu..48...58w&link_type=abstract

ESA Bulletin (ISSN 0376-4265), no. 48, Nov. 1986, p. 58-63.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Exosat Satellite, Postmission Analysis (Spacecraft), Spaceborne Astronomy, X Ray Astronomy, Atmospheric Entry, Satellite Instruments, X Ray Sources

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Exosat, the European X-ray Astronomy Observatory, re-entered the earth's atmosphere on May 6, 1986. Launched on May 26, 1983, the satellite, originally planned and funded for a two-year operational life, completed nearly 3 yr of detailed studies of cosmic X-ray sources, including normal stars, binary systems containing a 'compact' object, supernova remnants within the Galaxy and quasars far out in the Universe.

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