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On this day in 1983 – May 26th – ESA's X-ray observatory, Exosat, was launched.

Exosat was the first European Space Agency mission to study the Universe at X-ray wavelengths, and one of the first unmanned satellites to feature an onboard computer. The spacecraft was operational from May 1983 to April 1986.

Mona Evans
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