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IRAS

The Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) was a mission with joint execution by the United States (NASA), the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The goal of this mission was to perform unbiased, all sky survey 12, 25, 60 and 100 microns. IRAS detected about 350,000 infrared sources which increased the number of cataloged astronomical sources by nearly 70%, IRAS discoveries included a disk of dust grains around the star Vega and six new comets.

Instruments

• IRAS Focal Plane Array (FPA) - Contained the survey detectors, visible star sensors for position reconstruction, a Low Resolution Spectrometer, and a Chopped Photometric Channel

Datasets

• Images of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 from 1983
• Photometry of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 from 1983

• IRAS Minor Planet Survey (SIMPS)
• IRAS Focal Plane Array States
• IRAS Satellite Position and Scan History
• IRAS Zodiacal History

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