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infrared astronomy satellites
| satellite | launch date |
| IRAS (Infrared Astronomy Satellite) | Jan. 1983 |
| COBE (Cosmic Background Explorer) | Nov. 1989 |
| Hubble Space Telescope | Apr. 1990 |
| IRTS (Infrared Telescope in Space) | Mar. 1995 |
| ISO (Infrared Space Observatory) | Nov. 1995 |
| MSX (Midcourse Space Experiment) | Apr. 1996 |
| WIRE (Wide-Field Infrared Explorer) | Mar. 1999 |
| Spitzer Space Telescope | Aug. 2003 |
| Astro-F | 2006 |
| WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) | 2008 |
| James Webb Space Telescope | 2011 |
| Darwin | 2015 |
| TPF (Terrestrial Planet Finder) | indefinite delay |
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