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Einstein Observatory

Orbiter
Einstein Observatory was the first fully imaging X-ray telescope put into space and the second of NASA's three High Energy Astrophysical Observatories. Named HEAO B before launch, the observatory's name was changed to honor Albert Einstein upon... Wikipedia
Launch date: November 13, 1978
Manufacturer: TRW Inc.
Perigee altitude: 465 kilometres (289 mi)
Decay date: 26 May 1982
Mission duration: 4 years
SATCAT no.: 11101