Uhuru
Sign in to saveAlso known as Explorer 42, X-ray Small Astronomical Satellite 1
first satellite launched specifically for the purpose of X-ray astronomy
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 141.5
- Orbital period
- 96
- Official website
- heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/uhuru/uhuru.html
- Image
- X-Ray Explorer Satellite.jpg
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- time of object orbit decay
- 1979-04-05
- Commons category
- Uhuru (satellite)
- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 1970-12-12
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