International Ultraviolet Explorer Mission: mission and targets
Data as of 2026-10-04
Dates declared by the archive
- Project start
- January 26, 1978
- Declared end
- September 30, 1996
The start the archive declares is the start of the project, not the launch, and an end it does not declare does not mean the mission is still running.
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Targets you can open in 3D:
A declared target is what the archive files the mission’s data under, not a record of observation.
Description published by the archive
The IUE mission was a joint collaboration between NASA, ESA, and the UK's Science and Engineering Research Council. It launched in January 1978 for a nominal 3-year service life, and was still operating effectively 18 years later when it was turned off as a result of funding being cut.
Quoted in English, as the archive publishes it, read on October 4, 2026.
Source
Identifier in the archive, which is its citation: urn:esa:psa:context:investigation:mission.iue
NASA Planetary Data System, PDS Registry, investigation context products. Dates and targets read on September 29, 2026; how to cite the archive: https://pds.nasa.gov/datastandards/citing/