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Abstract

A battery failure has probably put an end to the mission of the German-built Abrixas X-ray satellite just two days after its successful launch aboard a Russian booster. Abrixas' telescopes may still be of some use.

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Title
Battery fault ends X-ray satellite mission
Author
Abbott, Alison
Pages
93
Publication year
1999
Publication date
May 13, 1999
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
ISSN
00280836
e-ISSN
14764687
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/20029
ProQuest document ID
204477411
Copyright
Copyright Macmillan Journals Ltd. May 13, 1999