ESA Science & Technology - The ISO Scientific Instruments - Technical Highlights

Publication date: 01 November 1995

Authors: Eggel, H., et al.

Journal: ESA Bulletin
Volume: 84
Year: 1995

Copyright: ESA

he payload of ESA's Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) consists of four scientific instruments: a camera (ISOCAM), an imaging photo-polarimeter (ISOPHOT), a long-wavelength spectrometer (LWS), and a short-wavelength spectrometer (SWS). Each of these instruments was built by an international consortium of scientific institutes using national funding. ESA was responsible for their subsequent integration into the ISO spacecraft and will carry out the in-orbit operations.