Cosmic Hot Interstellar Spectrometer
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The Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer (CHIPS) is a space observatory. It was designed to perform all-sky spectroscopy. The spacecraft was launched on January 12, 2003 aboard a Delta II rocket with intended mission duration of one year. As of January 2007 the spacecraft is still functioning and has been converted to a solar observatory.
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- CHIPS, the Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer. University of California, Space Sciences Laboratory. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
- SpaceDev Small Satellites. SpaceDev. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
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