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| Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer |
The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer spacecraft |
| Organization |
NASA |
| Mission type |
Atmospheric observation using UV telescope |
| Satellite of |
Earth |
| Launch date |
6/7/92 |
| Launch vehicle |
Delta II |
| Mission duration |
6-7-92 to 1-30-02 |
| Webpage |
EUVE page at NASA-STScI (MAST) |
The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) was a space telescope for ultraviolet (UV) astronomy, launched on June 7, 1992. With instruments for 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 observed approximately 350 astronomical targets before re-entering the atmosphere on January 30, 2002.
The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer Spacecraft prior to launch
[edit] Mission goals
The goals of the mission included several different areas of observation using the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) range of frequencies:
- To make an all-sky survey in the extreme ultraviolet band
- To make a deep survey in the EUV range on two separate bandpasses
- To make spectroscopic observations of targets found by other missions
- To observe EUV sources such as hot white dwarfs and coronal stars
- To study the composition of the interstellar medium using EUV spectroscopy
- To determine whether it would be beneficial to create another, more sensitive EUV telescope
[edit] External links
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