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Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE)
Located in Earth's orbit
Launch date
June 24, 1999
Launched by
Delta II rocket
Mission duration
8 years, decommissioned on October 18, 2007
Light observed
Far-ultraviolet
Operated
For NASA by the Henry A. Rowland Department of Physics and Astronomy at John Hopkins University.
Website
Fuse's homepage