Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Infrared_Astronomical_Satellite_(IRAS)
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
astronomer
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:1983-004A
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 1983-11-22
gptkbp:diameter 2.0 m
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:asteroid_3200_Phaethon
hundreds of thousands of infrared sources
six new comets
gptkbp:duration 10 months
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS)
gptkbp:instrument infrared source
gptkbp:launchDate 1983-01-25
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Delta_3910
gptkbp:length 3.6 m
gptkbp:mass 1083 kg
gptkbp:missionType infrared astronomy
gptkbp:notableAchievement first-ever all-sky survey at infrared wavelengths
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkb:Netherlands_Agency_for_Aerospace_Programmes_(NIVR)
gptkb:Science_and_Engineering_Research_Council_(SERC)
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Sun-synchronous_orbit
gptkbp:powers 500 W
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:wavelengthRange 8–120 micrometers
gptkbp:website https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/IRASdocs/iras.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gerry_Neugebauer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6