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MEOSS

In 1993 Germany had hoped also to orbit the second Monocular Electro-Optical Stereo Scanner (MEOSS) on board India's IRS-1E spacecraft. Unfortunately, the spacecraft was lost in a PSLV launch failure. The original MEOSS was lost on GROSS 2 when its ASLV booster malfunctioned.

Sources and Resources

• Adapted from: Europe and Asia in Space 1993-1994, Nicholas Johnson and David Rodvold [Kaman Sciences / Air Force Phillips Laboratory]

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