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 Space commemorative cover
 or Space Cover.
 
 Cosmodrome / Location : Kourou
 
 Date of Cancellation: Jan. 26, 1978
 Exist : 800  copies
 Event Type : Launch
 Launch Pad / Location : USA KSC (FL)
 Manned / Robotic Mission : Robotic
 Mission Objective/Type : Universe Observation
 ou?/where?: au sol - ground
 autographe?: non - none
 Description :  Numbered cover and silk cachet. The International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) was an astronomical observatory satellite primarily designed to take ultraviolet spectra. The satellite was a collaborative project between NASA, the UK Science Research Council and the European Space Agency (ESA). The mission was first proposed in early 1964, by a group of scientists in the United Kingdom, and was launched on January 26, 1978 aboard a NASA Delta rocket. The mission lifetime was initially set for 3 years, but in the end it lasted almost 18 years, with the satellite being shut down in 1996. The switch-off occurred for financial reasons, while the telescope was still functioning at near original efficiency.Keyword(s) : #ESA,
 #LOLLINI (design),
 #NASA,
 #Planet,
 #Satellite,
 #Telescope,
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  Space Event : IUE · aka EXPLORER 57, SAS D (SATELLITE) · DELTA 2914 · ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY SATELLITE |