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    The European X-ray Observatory Satellite (EXOSAT), originally named HELOS, was an X-ray telescope operational from May 1983 until April 1986 and in that...
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  • eventually chose HELOS, renamed Exosat, and the IMP-D, renamed ISEE-2, projects. The European X-ray Observatory Satellite (EXOSAT), originally named "HELOS"...
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    Trajectory Details (Exosat)". NASA. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2008-02-27. "NASA – NSSDC – Spacecraft – Details (Exosat)". NASA. Archived...
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    EnVision (2031) Astronomy and cosmology Cos-B (1975–1982) IUE (1978–1996) EXOSAT (1983–1986) Hipparcos (1989–1993) Hubble Space Telescope (1990–present)...
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    heavy X-ray space observatory with focusing X-ray optics, and European EXOSAT. The Chandra X-Ray Observatory was launched by NASA in 1999 and is operated...
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    Proxima Centauri. Further observations of flare activity were made with the EXOSAT and ROSAT satellites, and the X-ray emissions of smaller, solar-like flares...
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    scientist for the medium-energy x-ray experiment on the European Space Agency's EXOSAT satellite and played a leading role in the proposal and design studies for...
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    in 1984–85 Lewin made guest observations with the European observatory EXOSAT in collaboration with colleagues from Amsterdam and Garching, Germany. This...
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    telescopes such as Chandra X-ray Observatory, XMM-Newton, ROSAT, ASCA, EXOSAT, Suzaku, RHESSI and future missions like IXO [1] and Astro-H [2]. Bremsstrahlung...
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    satellites that were active from the 1980s to the early 2000s: the HEAO Program, EXOSAT, Ginga, RXTE, ROSAT, ASCA, as well as BeppoSAX, which detected the first...
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