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Interstellar Boundary Explorer

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Launch dateOctober 19, 2008
NamesExplorer 91; SMEX-10
Perigee altitude62,855 km (39,056 mi)
Argument of perigee22. 5731°
Rocket Pegasus
Manufacturers Orbital Sciences Corporation
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Date of Upd.
ID1247291
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About Interstellar Boundary Explorer


Interstellar Boundary Explorer is a NASA satellite in Earth orbit that uses Energetic Neutral Atoms to image the interaction region between the Solar System and interstellar space. The mission is part of NASA's Small Explorer program and was launched with a Pegasus-XL rocket on October 19, 2008.

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