Launch of the International Ultraviolet Explorer satellite

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The International Ultraviolet Explorer

(

IUE

), an astronomical observatory satellite, was launched on the 26th of January, 1978 aboard a NASA Delta rocket. It was switched off in 1996.

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6740 Launch of the International Ultraviolet Explorer satellite 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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