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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:astronomer
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gptkbp:cataloguedSources
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over 350,000
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gptkbp:contribution
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first-ever all-sky survey at infrared wavelengths
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1983-11-22
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:asteroid_3200_Phaethon
hundreds of thousands of infrared sources
six new comets
infrared cirrus
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gptkbp:duration
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10 months
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Infrared_Astronomical_Satellite
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gptkbp:launchDate
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1983-01-25
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gptkbp:launchSite
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gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:launchVehicle
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gptkb:Delta_3910
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gptkbp:mass
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1083 kg
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gptkbp:missionType
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infrared astronomy
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gptkbp:notableAchievement
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detection of dust shells around stars
detection of galaxies with high infrared emission
discovery of protoplanetary disks
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:NASA
gptkb:UK_Science_and_Engineering_Research_Council
gptkb:Netherlands_Agency_for_Aerospace_Programmes
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gptkbp:orbitType
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gptkb:Sun-synchronous_orbit
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gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter
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57 cm
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gptkbp:telescopeType
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cryogenically cooled infrared telescope
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gptkbp:website
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https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/IRASdocs/iras.html
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Infrared_Space_Observatory
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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IRAS
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