Friday, August 2, 2013

IRIS

 2013-033A


IRIS, the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, was a UV telescope to study the interface between the solar corona and photosphere. The project was led by LMSSC's Alan Title with participation by Ames and SAO. Cassegrain telescope with slit spectrograph, providing high resolution (0.3 arcsec) high cadence (down to 1s) UV imaging and spectra.

The Pegasus rocket was named 'George Hale' after the solar astronomer.


IRIS 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2013 Jun 28  0131  T/O L-1011 VAFB 
 0227:46  Drop  
 0227:51  Stage 1 burn 
 0229:04  Stage 1 burnout 
 0229:19  Stage 1 sep 
 0229:20  Stage 2 burn 
 0229:57  Fairing sep 
 0230:34  Stage 2 burnout 
  Coast 
 0236:33  Stage 2 sep 
 0236:44  Stage 3 TIG 
 0237:52  Stage 3 burnout 
 0240:52  Stage 3 sep 
 0246  Stage 3 CCAM 
2013 Jul 5    97.56 621 x 662 x 97.9 1802LTDN 
2013 Jul 17   Telescope door open 
2013 Jul 25    97.56 620 x 663 x 97.9 

Payload:

  • 20 cm telescope

  • UV spectrograph 1332-1406A, 2785-2835A

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