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IRAS

British

abbreviation

Infrared Astronomical Satellite, a pioneering international earth-orbiting satellite that during 1983 made an all-sky survey at infrared wavelengths

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In 1983 the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, or IRAS, was launched.

From Scientific American • Nov. 16, 2021

The cause of the jubilation is a one-ton cylindrical-shaped object called the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, or IRAS.

From Time Magazine Archive

Says James Dockerty, who manages pension benefits for 35,000 Shell Oil employees: "IRAS will become very popular."

From Time Magazine Archive

On April 25 it was detected by the new U.S.-British-Dutch Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS.

From Time Magazine Archive

Enter CLEOPATRA, CHARMION, IRAS, and Train O madam, I have seen what blasts my eyes!

From All for Love Or, the World Well Lost A Tragedy by Dryden, John

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