Download or read book Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) written by C. A. Beichman and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) mission is described. An overview of the mission, a description of the satellite and its telescope system, and a discussion of the mission design, requirements, and inflight modifications are given. Data reduction, flight tests, flux reconstruction and calibration, data processing, and the formats of the IRAS catalogs and atlases are also considered.