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GALEX - The Galaxy Evolution Explorer
| GALEX, the Galaxy Evolution Explorer, is a NASA UV imaging and spectroscopic survey mission designed to map the global history and probe the causes of star formation and its evolution over the redshift range 0<z<2. |  |
Science: History of star formation over 0<z<2, 80% of history of universe, when galaxies & gas evolve dramatically. Z=0 UV investigation.
Technical: UV 1350-3000Å, 50 cm telescope, 2 Microchannel plate detectors, Rotating grism
Mission: Launch March 25, 2003. Pegasus XL, 28 month mission, 3-axis S/C, nighttime exposures, all-sky survey, deep surveys, 28 deg/690 km orbit, X-band ground station
Data Release: 2003-2005