IUE

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IUE is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 10637

Int'l Code: 1978-012A

Perigee: 29,383.0 km

Apogee: 42,323.9 km

Inclination: 38.1 °

Period: 1,439.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42224 km

RCS: 5.9851 m² (large)

Launch date: January 26, 1978
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

The International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE, formerly SAS-D) satellite was a spaceborne ultraviolet astronomical observatory for use as an international facility. IUE was shut down at 18:42 UT, 30 September 1996.

1 10637U 78012A   24304.58191369 -.00000030  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 10637  38.0643 297.3198 1532397 255.7309 291.2387  1.00059189123633

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC