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Röntgen Satellite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

J. Trümper
J. Trümper*
Affiliation:
MPI für Extraterrestrische Physik, D-8046 Garching-bei-München

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The ROSAT launch on June 1, 1990 happened to be after the IAU Colloquium No. 123 before the deadline for submitting manuscripts. I therefore take the liberty to deviate grossly from the manuscript of my talk and give a short up to date mission summary. A more complete description of the mission can be found in References 1 and 2.

The launch of the Delta II rocket was perfect and the orbital parameters reached are very close to nominal: height 580 km, inclination 53°. The predicted satellite’s lifetime in this orbital is at least 10 years. The switch-on of the spacecraft and instrument subsystems could be completed without any losses. All systems are in good health.

Type
II. Future Missions
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 123: Observatories in Earth Orbit and Beyond , 1990 , pp. 61 - 62
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1990

References

Trumper, J.: 1984, Physics Scripta T7, 209 CrossRefGoogle Scholar
ROSAT call for proposals, technical appendix, Max-Planck-Institut fur Extraterrestrische Physik, 1989.Google Scholar
Schmitt, J.H.M.M., IAU circular 5069, 1990.Google Scholar