Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)

FUSE

Success US Air Force, Delta II 7320

Mission

Astrophysics · LEO

FUSE (Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer) represented the next generation, high-orbit, ultraviolet space observatory covering the wavelength range of 90.5-119.5 nm. The primary objective of FUSE was to use high-resolution spectroscopy at far ultraviolet wavelengths to study the origin and…

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
FUSE 1 1999-035A Payload 737 × 751 km · 25.0° Globe
DELTA 2 R/B 1999-035B Rocket body re-entered 1999-08-04
FUSE 1 DEB 1999-035C Debris re-entered 2004-12-25
FUSE 1 DEB 1999-035D Debris re-entered 2004-11-16
FUSE 1 DEB 1999-035E Debris re-entered 2004-12-11
FUSE 1 DEB 1999-035F Debris re-entered 2006-08-22
FUSE 1 DEB 1999-035G Debris re-entered 2005-02-08
FUSE 1 DEB 1999-035H Debris re-entered 2010-09-30
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FUSE 1 DEB 1999-035J Debris re-entered 2004-10-27
FUSE 1 DEB 1999-035K Debris re-entered 2011-10-17
FUSE 1 DEB 1999-035L Debris re-entered 2011-01-27

COSPAR ID 1999-035. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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