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The Spacelab Infrared Telescope ( IRT ) was also flown on the mission.

The IRT was a 15. 2 cm aperture helium-cooled infrared telescope, observing light between wavelengths of 1. 7 to 118 μm.

The experiment experienced some problems, such as heat emissions from the Shuttle corrupting data, but still returned useful astronomical data.