Currently, sci.esa.int is under review and not being updated. For the latest information and news from ESA science missions and scientific results, please visit esa.int. For a comprehensive overview of ESA’s Science Programme and its missions, please refer to science.esa.int. For in-depth technical information aimed at ESA's scientific communities, you may also wish to consult cosmos.esa.int.

Asset Publisher

Back ESA Bulletin 100 - The XMM Mission

ESA Bulletin 100 - The XMM Mission

Publication date: 01 December 1999

Authors: Credland, J. et al.

Journal: ESA Bulletin
Volume: 100
Year: 1999

Copyright: ESA

The launch of the X-ray Multi-Mirror (XMM) telescope on flight V119, the first commercial launch of Ariane-5, will mark another important milestone for European Space and the Agency's Scientific Programme. The mission, conceived in the late 1970s, entered the assessment-study phase in 1982 and was adopted as a 'Cornerstone Mission' in the then new Horizon 2000 Programme approved by the Science Programme Committee in 1984. The industrial studies were completed in 1988 and the scientific payload selected in 1989.

Link to publication
Last Update: Sep 1, 2019 9:51:06 AM
10-Feb-2026 00:12 UT

ShortUrl Portlet

Shortcut URL

https://sci.esa.int/s/WmM6L9W

Images And Videos

Related Publications

Related Links

See Also

Documentation