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DescriptionORFEUS-SPAS-2.jpg	ORFEUS-SPAS II free-flying telescop released by Space Shuttle Columbia on STS-80 (1996) original description: This STS-80 onboard photograph shows the Orbiting Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer-Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (ORFEUS-SPAS II), photographed during approach by the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia for retrieval. Built by the German Space Agency, DARA, the ORFEUS-SPAS II, a free-flying satellite, was dedicated to astronomical observations at very short wavelengths to: investigate the nature of hot stellar atmospheres, investigate the cooling mechanisms of white dwarf stars, determine the nature of accretion disks around collapsed stars, investigate supernova remnants, and investigate the interstellar medium and potential star-forming regions. Some 422 observations of almost 150 astronomical objects were completed, including the Moon, nearby stars, distant Milky Way stars, stars in other galaxies, active galaxies, and quasar 3C273. The STS-80 mission was launched November 19, 1996.
Date	1 November 1996
Source	https://images.nasa.gov/details/9705914
Author	NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)

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Image title	STS-80 ONBOARD PHOTO: ORBITING RETRIEVABLE FAR AND EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETER-SHUTTLE PALLET SATELLITE (ORFEUS-SPAS) APPEARS SUSPENDED IN SPACE DURING APPROACH BY THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA
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