Exosat (European X-ray Observatory Satellite)

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4629. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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Space Missions, Astrophysical Missions

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European Space Agency x-ray observatory launched in 1983. Designed to locate and identify cosmic x-ray sources. A highly elliptical 356 km×191 581 km Earth orbit allowed continuous observations for up to 72 hours. Payload consisted of three instruments to study the x-ray spectrum between 0.04 and 50 keV. Suffered a number of equipment failures but made important studies of binary stars and galaxi...

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