IUE

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IUE is classified as:

• Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 10637
Int'l Code: 1978-012A
Perigee: 29,529.3 km
Apogee: 42,175.1 km
Inclination: 37.5 °
Period: 1,439.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42223 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.

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1 10637U 78012A   25198.76878792  .00000076  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 10637  37.4866 293.4520 1497483 260.6426  61.7724  1.00063627125729

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC