The infrared space observatory (ISO)

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Dec 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993adspr..13..485k&link_type=abstract

Advances in Space Research (ISSN 0273-1177), vol. 13, no. 12, p. (12)485-(12)494

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Flight Operations, Infrared Astronomy, Infrared Space Observatory (Iso), Satellite Design, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Ariane Launch Vehicle, Cameras, Cryostats, European Space Agency, Infrared Spectrometers, Infrared Telescopes, Photometers, Polarimeters

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The INFRARED SPACE OBSERVATORY (ISO), a project of the European Space Agency (ESA) will make various astronomical observations in the wavelength range of 2 to 200 micrometers. Two-thirds of its observing time will be available to guest observers via the traditional route of proposal submission. ISO will be launched in 1995 by an Ariane 4 from Kourou (Guyana) and be brought into a very elongated orbit with a 24 hr period of which 16 hr can be used for astronomical observations. The payload module is essentially a large cryostat with a tank that will be filled with over 2000 litres of superfluid helium to keep the instruments cold (2 to 4 K) during an expected lifetime of 18 months. Inside the dewar there is a Ritchey-Chretien telescope with a primary mirror of diameter 60 cm. Four instruments, each provided by a different Principal Investigator (PI) consortium, share the ISO focal plane. These instruments are: a photometer, a camera and two spectrometers - one for the wavelength range 2-45 micrometers and the other for 45-180 micrometers.

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