Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer

Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer
EUVE spacecraft
NamesExplorer 67
EUVE
Mission typeUltraviolet astronomy
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID1992-031A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.21987
Websitessl.berkeley.edu/euve
Mission duration6 months (planned)
8.5 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftExplorer LXVII
Spacecraft typeExtreme Ultraviolet Explorer
BusMulti-mission Modular Spacecraft (MMS)
ManufacturerSpace Sciences Laboratory
Launch mass3,275 kg (7,220 lb)
Power1100 watts
Start of mission
Launch date7 June 1992, 16:40:00 UTC
RocketDelta 6920-10 (Delta 210)
Launch siteCape Canaveral, LC-17A
ContractorMcDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company
Entered service7 June 1992
End of mission
Deactivated31 January 2001
Last contact2 February 2001
Decay date31 January 2002
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[1]
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude515 km (320 mi)
Apogee altitude527 km (327 mi)
Inclination28.40°
Period94.80 minutes
Instruments
Extreme Ultraviolet Deep-Sky Survey
Extreme Ultraviolet Full-Sky Survey

The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE or Explorer 67) was a NASA space telescope for ultraviolet astronomy. EUVE was a part of NASA's Explorer spacecraft series. Launched on 7 June 1992 with instruments for ultraviolet (UV) radiation between wavelengths of 7 and 76 nm (equivalent to 0.016–0.163 keV in energy), the EUVE was the first satellite mission especially for the short-wave ultraviolet range. The satellite compiled an all-sky survey of 801 astronomical targets before being decommissioned on 31 January 2001.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Trajectory: EUVE (Explorer 67) 1992-031A". NASA. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.