Rosat Credit - NASA

West German extreme UV, X-ray telescope; all-sky survey.

Typical orbit: 539 km x 554 km at 53 degrees inclination. Mass: 2,426 kg (5,348 lb). Associated Launch Vehicle: Delta 6000.

• 1990 June 1 - ROSAT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Delta 6000. Mass: 2,426 kg (5,348 lb). Perigee: 539 km (334 mi). Apogee: 554 km (344 mi). Inclination: 53.00 deg. Period: 95.60 min.

  West German extreme UV, X-ray telescope; all-sky survey.

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