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Interstellar Boundary Explorer

Orbiter
Interstellar Boundary Explorer is a NASA satellite in Earth orbit that uses energetic neutral atoms to image the interaction region between the Solar System and interstellar space. The mission is part of NASA's Small Explorer program and was... Wikipedia
Launch date: October 19, 2008
Perigee altitude: 7,000 km (4,300 mi)
Spacecraft: Explorer XCI
Dimensions: 58 × 95 cm (23 × 37 in)
Entered service: January 2009
Launch mass: 107 kg (236 lb)