Cos-B
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| Launch date | August 9, 1975 |
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| Manufacturers | European Space Agency |
| Launch site | Vandenberg Air Force Base |
| Mission type | Astronomy |
| Operator | European Space Agency |
| Decay date | January 18, 1986 |
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| ID | 1878776 |
About Cos-B
COS-B was the first European Space Research Organisation mission to study cosmic gamma ray sources. COS-B was first put forward by the European scientific community in the mid-1960s and approved by the ESRO council in 1969.