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    ANS (Astronomische Nederlandse Satelliet)

    ANS
    A Dutch X-ray astronomy satellite notable for its discovery of X-ray bursts and of the first X-rays from the corona of a star beyond the Sun (Capella). The Universities of Groningen and Utrecht provided the ultraviolet and soft (longer wavelength) X-ray experiments, while NASA furnished a hard (shorter wavelength) X-ray experiment built by American Science and Engineering of Cambridge, Massachusetts. ANS operated until 1976.


    Launch date Aug. 30, 1974
    Launch vehicle Scout D
    Launch site Vandenberg Air Force Base
    Orbit 258 × 1,173 km × 98.0°
    Mass 129 kg


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