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Satellite:
IRIS
Satellite details
Acronym
IRIS
Full name
Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph
Satellite Description
Single flight unit of the IRIS programme.
Main mission: solar observation.
Slightly elliptical orbit, 629 km perigee, 670 km apogee.
Mass at launch
236 kg
Dry mass
Power
294 W
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Data available from the Joint Science Operations Center of the Solar Dynamics Observatory under NASA/GSFC control.
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
649 km
ECT
06:00 asc
Space agency
NASA
Status
Operational
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
28 Jun 2013
EOL
≥2022
Last update:
2022-01-03
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
IRIS
Acronym
Full name
IRIS
Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph
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Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
IRIS
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed