The present document describes the mission operations associated with the International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) spacecraft, in the context of the 18.5 years of orbital operations in the IUE Project, which was a collaboration between NASA, ESA and PPARC.
Index of ContentsDocument approvalAbstractContentsList of acronyms and abbreviations1. Introduction2. General spacecraft description3. Operations highlight summary4. Orbit5. Subsystems6. Spacecraft Thermal DesignAppendix A. Earth shadow seasonsAppendix B. Delta-VsAppendix C. OBC malfunctionsSource DocumentsList of figures
Harris, R. A., IUE Spacecraft Operations Final Report (1997-09). STScI Institutional Archive, accessed 13/11/2026, https://stsci.recollectcms.com/nodes/view/2030