November 17, 1995 at 1:20 AM UTC
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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November 17, 1995 at 1:20 AM UTC
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Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.2320, -52.7782
SO (Infrared Space Observatory) was a infrared space telescope designed and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), in cooperation with ISAS and NASA. ISO was designed to study infrared light at wavelengths of 2.5 to 240 micrometers to provide detailed infrared properties of selected Galactic and extragalactic sources.
Ariane 4 · 44P
Height
56.9 m
Diameter
3.8 m
LEO capacity
6,500 kg
Successful launches
15
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
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