Astro Observatory 2
past Mission
Type
Space Telescope
Launch
March 2, 1995
Location
Space Shuttle
Objective
Image astronomical objects
Following the success of the Astro-1 mission, Astro-2 was approved as a follow-up flight. The three ultraviolet telescopes which flew on Astro-1 were reassembled for Astro-2.
![a photo of astro-2 while in the bay of the space shuttle](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/astro2-jpg.webp?w=4096&format=png)
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