Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph
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NASA solar observation satellite
Official website
Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS)
The primary goal of the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) explorer is to understand how the solar atmosphere is energized. The IRIS investigation combines advanced numerical modeling with a high resolution UV imaging spectrograph.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- solar observatory
- Part of
- Small Explorer program
- Operator
- Ames Research Center
- Country of origin
- United States
- Followed by
- Gravity and Extreme Magnetism Small Explorer
- Mass
- 200
- Manufacturer
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
- Official website
- iris.lmsal.com
- Image
- IRIS spacecraft model.png
- Significant event
- first light
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- Commons category
- IRIS (satellite)
- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2013-06-28
- space launch vehicle
- Pegasus
- start point
- Stargazer
- launch contractor
- Orbital Sciences Corporation
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Article · Español
El Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) es un satélite de observación solar de la NASA. La misión fue financiada a través del programa Small Explorer para investigar las condiciones físicas del limbo solar, en particular la cromosfera del Sol. Fue puesto en órbita el 27 de junio de 2013 por medio de un cohete Pegasus-XL.
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