Ariane 44P | ISO

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Arianespace (Commercial)
• Rocket: Ariane 44P — Ariane family

Mission

SO (Infrared Space Observatory) was a infrared space telescope designed and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), in cooperation with ISAS and NASA. ISO was designed to study infrared light at wavelengths of 2.5 to 240 micrometers to provide detailed infrared properties of selected Galactic and extragalactic sources.

• Type: Astrophysics
• Orbit: Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)

Launch Site

• Pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
• Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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