Title: ROSAT X-ray images
Description: ROSAT was launched June 1, 1990, into a 96 minute ecliptic-near-polar orbit. Images on discs were obtained by X-ray detectors on board ROSAT X-ray satellite observatory.

"Cooperating institutions in Germany, US, and UK had to officially terminate programme, after 4 1/2 years, due to irreversible damage to satellite's HRI on Sept. 20, 1998 when it came close to the sun"- ROSAT News no. 67, Nov. 1998.
Subjects: Databases, X-ray astronomy, Orbiting astronomical observatories, ROSAT (Artificial satellite)