Ultraviolet and x‐ray observatory in orbit
NOV 01, 1972
DOI: 10.1063/1.3071088
Copernicus, the most recent of NASA’s Orbiting Astronomical Observatories, has been placed in orbit and is operating successfully. The ultraviolet and x‐ray telescopes it carries are both reported to be in good order, and the pointing system that aims them for observation is operating at better than expected accuracy.
© 1972. American Institute of Physics
