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Satellite Hipparcos - Illustration

author: S.Numazawa/APB/Novapix

reference: e-sou10-90004

Image Size 300 DPI: 21 * 15 cm

The ESA's Hipparcos satellite (HIgh Precision PARallax COllecting Satellite) was launched from Kourou in August 1989. It measured the positions of more than 2,5 million stars. Communications ceased in March 1993.

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1989 - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - ASTROMETRY - ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITE - ASTRONOMY - DISTANCE - HIPPARCOS - ILLUSTRATION - MEASURE - SPACE -